Thursday, November 12, 2026

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Police arrested the driver in Tuesday's North Hollywood crash that killed three women on suspicion of DUI and three counts of murder; the cause remains under investigation. A storm series starting tonight brings 65 mph gusts and expected widespread outages to the southern Oregon coast, heavy Sierra snow Friday into Saturday, and 25-35 ft surf on the Bay Area coast this weekend.

Drops to Green if Friday's storm stays near forecast and outages on the southern Oregon coast are restored quicklyGoes Orange if coastal gusts top 60 mph beyond Curry and Coos counties with widespread outages, Northwest rivers flood on saturated soils, or Sierra snow closes I-80 and U.S. 50 for long periods

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North Hollywood: driver arrested on suspicion of DUI and three counts of murder

LAPD arrested the driver of the minivan that went onto the sidewalk near the North Hollywood Metro station around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, identifying him as Ihor Demianenko, 61, of Valley Village, on suspicion of driving under the influence and three counts of murder; bail is just over $6 million (AP). Police said the Toyota Sienna was going at an unsafe speed when it veered off the road, hit a light pole and stopped under a food vendor's tent. Three women aged 40 to 60 died and two women in their 50s were critically injured (AP); earlier reports said three were critically hurt. Police have not said the crash was intentional, Chief Jim McDonnell said investigators will review video frame by frame, and as of Wednesday afternoon the case had not gone to the district attorney.

AP via ClickOrlando (Nov 11): Driver in deadly LA Metro station crash arrested on 3 murder counts KTLA: Man arrested for 3 counts of murder after fatal North Hollywood Metro station crash NBC News: Driver accused of DUI in crash that killed 3 pedestrians in Los Angeles

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Southern Oregon and far northern California coast: High Wind Warning tonight, gusts to 65 mph, outages expected

NWS Medford has a High Wind Warning from 10 p.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday for the Curry County and south-central Oregon coast including Highway 101, with gusts up to 65 mph; it says damaging winds will down trees and power lines and widespread outages are expected. A High Wind Warning also covers central Siskiyou County, Calif., with wind advisories for Jackson County, the Klamath Basin and Modoc County and High Surf Warnings on the Curry and Coos coast and the Del Norte and Humboldt coast Friday-Saturday. Farther north, NWS Portland now puts the chance of gusts above 55 mph on its coast at 10-20%, down from 20-40%, and says widespread river flooding is under 5% likely. NWS Seattle expects coastal gusts of 35-45 mph Friday and 40-50 mph Saturday, minor coastal flooding Friday and Saturday mornings, and the Skokomish River rising above flood stage again Friday afternoon to crest at 17.4 ft late Saturday morning.

NWS active alerts for OR (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)NWS Medford forecast discussion (Nov 11-12)NWS Portland forecast discussion (Nov 11-12)NWS Seattle/Tacoma forecast discussion (Nov 11-12)NWS active alerts for WA (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)

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California: Sierra Winter Storm Warnings Friday-Saturday; 25-35 ft surf on the Bay Area coast

NWS Sacramento upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning from 10 a.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday for the northern Sierra and southern Cascades above 6,000 ft, including I-80, U.S. 50 and Lassen: up to a foot of snow (2 ft on peaks), gusts to 60 mph, very difficult travel and possible localized outages, with more snow Sunday night into Monday. Warnings also cover Mono County and the eastern Sierra slopes of Inyo County, and a Winter Storm Watch covers Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia from Friday afternoon to Tuesday. NWS Bay Area has a High Surf Warning from 6 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Sunday for the North Bay, San Francisco Peninsula and northern Monterey Bay coasts with 25-35 ft breakers and occasional 40-50 ft sets, plus coastal flood advisories for San Francisco and southern Monterey Bay. Wind advisories cover Redding and the northern Sacramento Valley Friday. In Southern California, NWS Los Angeles expects off-and-on rain Thursday night into early Saturday and has a Coastal Flood Watch for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara beaches Saturday; NWS San Diego has no hazards.

NWS active alerts for CA (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)NWS Sacramento forecast discussion (Nov 11-12)NWS San Francisco Bay Area forecast discussion (Nov 11-12)NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard forecast discussion (Nov 11-12)NWS San Diego forecast discussion (Nov 11-12)

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Power & utilities

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NWS Medford expects widespread outages on the southern Oregon coast tonight into Friday from gusts to 65 mph.

NWS Medford expects widespread outages on the southern Oregon coast tonight into Friday from gusts to 65 mph. NWS Sacramento and Reno warn Sierra wind and wet snow could bring down branches and power lines Friday-Saturday. NWS Portland's chance of coast-wide outages has fallen (gusts above 55 mph now 10-20% likely). Current outage counts (PSE, Seattle City Light, PGE, Pacific Power, PG&E, SCE, LADWP, Hawaiian Electric) and CAISO were not checked.

NWS active alerts for OR (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)NWS active alerts for CA (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)NWS Portland forecast discussion (Nov 11-12)

Weather & hazards

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Active: Skokomish River flood warning in Mason County, Wash.

Active: Skokomish River flood warning in Mason County, Wash. (falling below flood stage early Thursday, then rising again Friday); coastal flood advisory and beach hazards on the San Francisco and Monterey Bay shoreline; high surf advisory and beach hazards on the Central Coast and LA County beaches through Monday; LA coast and downtown Air Quality Alert to midnight; dense fog in eastern Washington; a Blizzard Warning on Alaska's Beaufort Sea coast through Friday and a winter weather advisory in the Mat-Su valleys; high surf (through 6 p.m. Thursday) and wind advisories in Hawaii. Coming: High Wind Warnings on the southern Oregon coast tonight, Sierra Winter Storm Warnings Friday-Saturday, High Surf Warnings from Oregon to Monterey Bay Friday-Sunday, and rain from Washington to San Diego Friday into next week.

NWS active alerts for WA (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)NWS active alerts for CA (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)NWS active alerts for OR (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)NWS active alerts for AK (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)NWS active alerts for HI (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)NWS Honolulu forecast discussion (Nov 11-12)

Travel & transport

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Sierra travel on I-80, U.S.

Sierra travel on I-80, U.S. 50, SR 4 and SR 108 could be very difficult Friday into Saturday, affecting the Friday evening commute (NWS Sacramento). High-profile vehicles face difficult travel on U.S. 101 on the southern Oregon coast tonight into Friday (NWS Medford). Skokomish flooding covers West Bourgault and Skokomish Valley roads at flood stage (NWS Seattle). The LA/Long Beach port watchmen's strike deadline is still Nov 20 and no strike has been reported (Reuters, Nov 9; no newer report found). Road and airport status were not checked.

NWS active alerts for CA (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)NWS active alerts for OR (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)NWS active alerts for WA (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)Reuters via Insurance Journal (Nov 9): Employers, watchmen at California ports extend contract talks

Health, water & safety

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North Hollywood crash: three women killed and two critically hurt; the driver was arrested Nov 11 on suspicion of DUI and three murder counts, and the cause is still under investigation (LAPD via AP). Searches of Seattle, Portland, Oakland, Sacramento and San Diego news found no new multi-victim incident for Nov 10-11. Dangerous surf and sneaker waves on the Bay Area coast this weekend (NWS).

AP via ClickOrlando (Nov 11): Driver in deadly LA Metro station crash arrested on 3 murder counts KTLA: Man arrested for 3 counts of murder after fatal North Hollywood Metro station crash NWS active alerts for CA (read Nov 12, about 2:50 a.m. CT)

Elsewhere Other regions and the world

NortheastYellow ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC A strengthening coastal storm brings rain to most of the Northeast Thursday into Friday, a level 1 of 5 severe-storm risk in southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware and central New Jersey Thursday afternoon, minor tidal flooding at the Jersey Shore and Long Island, and Winter Weather Advisories for 2 to 5 inches of wet snow in the Adirondacks, Catskills and Vermont high ground. SoutheastYellow VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY The St. MidwestYellow OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS Lake-effect snow is falling in Upper Michigan, where a Winter Weather Advisory runs to noon Friday for 3 to 8 inches on higher ground, and NWS Chicago says several inches of slushy snow could fall near the Illinois-Indiana line Thursday night into the Friday morning commute. South CentralGreen TX, OK, LA, AR No watches or warnings over land in any of the region's anchor NWS offices this morning except a river flood advisory on Los Olmos Creek in Brooks County, Texas, and ERCOT lists no advisory or emergency. Mountain WestYellow MT, ID, WY, CO, UT, NV, AZ, NM U.S. WorldOrange Global, as it affects Americans The Iran war still drives the world story that reaches American households: no US-Iran deal, Hormuz restricted, US naval blockade in place.

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