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A Red Flag Warning, high surf and storms: So Cal’s weather outlook for this week

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What happened A Red Flag Warning, high surf and storms: So Cal’s weather outlook for this week.
The headline split KTLA frames it as "A Red Flag Warning, high surf and storms: So Cal’s weather outlook for this week". WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Storms, snow and early-season frost possible across parts of the U.S., NOAA outlook says".
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KTLANews report · Nov 7, 3:40 PM

A Red Flag Warning, high surf and storms: So Cal’s weather outlook for this week

Southern California will experience several different weather conditions in the near future. National Weather Service meteorologists are advising Southland residents that the region will ex...

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 7, 3:55 PM

Storms, snow and early-season frost possible across parts of the U.S., NOAA outlook says

The National Weather Service’s Week-2 Hazards Outlook flags potential heavy rain, mountain snow and strong winds in the West.

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Nov 7, 3:40 PM: KTLA joined the source map.

Nov 7, 3:55 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

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