Multiple storms entering the Northwest will maintain unsettled conditions across much of the country during the next several days.  The initial system will take a southerly track, reaching the southern half of the Plains on Friday before lifting northward across the upper Great Lakes region during the weekend.  Storm-total rainfall could reach 1 to 3 inches in the upper Midwest—and along the trailing cold front as it sweeps from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley. 

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