NWS Warns of Impact From Super Typhoon Sinlaku in Marianas Islands
The US National Weather Service on Monday said Marianas Islands is forecast to be affected by super typhoon Sinlaku, which will bring destructive winds, heavy rain and flooding, thunderstorms, and coastal impacts through Wednesday.Northern Mariana Islands are expected to experience typhoon conditions.Meanwhile, the region stretching from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes is likely to experience severe thunderstorms and heavy rain through Tuesday, while heavy snow is forecast in the Pacific Northwest.The NWS issued a red flag warning early Tuesday for Oklahoma's Boise City, Guymon and Beaver. OGE Energy (OGE) unit Oklahoma Gas & Electric and American Electric Power (AEP) subsidiary Public Service Co. of Oklahoma are the major electric utility service providers in the state.Colorado's Limon, La Junta, Kim, Springfield, Trinidad, La Veta Pass, Pueblo, Eads, Flagler, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak were also placed under a red flag warning. The state is primarily served by Xcel Energy (XEL) and Black Hills (BKH) unit Black Hills Energy.Also covered under a red flag warning were the following places in Texas: Morton, Amarillo, Perryton, Dalhart, Dumas, Borger, Pampa, Hereford, Clarendon, Dimmitt, Plainview, and Littlefield. All are primarily served by Xcel Energy and American Electric Power's Texas unit.In Kansas, a similar warning was raised for Tribune, Scott City, Garden City, Ulysses, Dodge City, Liberal, Hays, Hill City, Concordia, Beloit, Russell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Great Bend, Anthony, Medicine Lodge, Hutchinson, Kingman, Goodland, Colby, and Oakley in Kansas. A flood warning was raised for Olathe. Evergy (EVRG) is among the major electric utility service providers in the state.The NWS issued a freeze warning for Utah's Brigham City, Duchesne, Delta, Nephi, Manti, Price, Milford, Richfield, Cedar City, Cedar City, Green River, Capitol Reef National Park, and Richfield. Utah primarily falls under the service area of PacifiCorp's Rocky Mountain Power.A winter storm warning was issued for Washington's Randle, Toledo, Mount St. Helens, Cougar, Woodland, Bellingham, Everett, Seattle, Tacoma, Centralia, and Chelan, served by Puget Sound Energy and PacifiCorp's Pacific Power.A similar warning was issued for Oregon's Cottage Grove, Corbett, Mount Hood, Detroit, Sweet Home, Santiam Pass, Redmond, Bend, Blue River, Oakridge, Cottage Grove, and Molalla, where Pacific Power is the major electric utility service provider.In Wisconsin, a flash flood warning Stevens Point, Sturgeons Bay, Appleton, Green Bay, and Wausau, while a flood warning was issued for Marshfield, Wisconsin Dells, parts of Wausau, Stevens Point, Appleton, and Green Bay, and areas near Neillsville and Park Falls. WEC Energy Group's (WEC) Wisconsin Public Service, Xcel Energy, and Alliant Energy (LNT) are among the major service providers in Wisconsin.A flash flood warning was also raised for Michigan's Petoskey, Mio, Houghton Lake, Cadillac, Traverse City, and Manistee, Mio, Petoskey, Cadillac were also covered under a flood warning watch along with Ludington, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Tawas City, Sault. Ste Marie, Escanaba, Marquette, Iron Mountain, Menominee, Ironwood, and Houghton.CMS Energy (CMS) unit Consumers Energy, DTE Energy, WEC Energy subsidiaries Upper Michigan Energy Resources and We Energies, Upper Peninsula Power Company, and Xcel Energy are among the major service providers in these places.Flood warnings were also issued for small pockets of Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois.