Strong winds Thursday night toppled trees and heavy rain brought flooding to some areas in western Washington, but this storm is set to weaken Friday and a calm

Portions of Northern California are bracing for a powerful atmospheric river storm beginning Tuesday night, with forecasters warning that the system is expected to be more disruptive due to its intense winds than its rainfall.

Fewer states are expected to witness the northern lights on Friday night, as shown in the map above. Experts at NOAA are keeping an eye on Region 4274 as it continues to rotate to face Earth, remaining magnetically powerful and a source of strong solar flares.

The most rain fell in the North Bay and in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The weather service recorded official overall rain totals of 3.22 inches in Santa Rosa; 3.04 inches in Occidental, north of Santa Rosa; 2 inches at Ben Lomond and 1.52 inches on Mount Tamalpais.

November is a month well known for being a transition month on the Great Lakes. Powerful storms, intense winds, arctic air and even bursts of warmth all play a role.

The National Weather Service highlights much of California for heightened odds of heavy precipitation next week, but the forecast comes with a major catch.

Wind gusts hit 82 mph on a fire road in Marin County at 1,100 feet elevation, according to Brayden Murdock at the National Weather Service, with other high elevation locations seeing wind speeds top 70 mph. Lower level areas, including those along the coasts, have seen gusts hit 45 mph.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Storm Team 12 meteorologist Jake Dunne is boldly going where not many are brave enough to go. Next week, Dunne will run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. Yes, that includes the frigid -- but for now relatively temperate -- Antarctica.

The Philippines has declared a state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Fung-Wong's landfall in the country following Typhoon Kalmaegi, the Associated Press reported. The country’s president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.