Pacific Northwest braces for more heavy rain, after powerful storm caused flooding, rescues

Pacific Northwest braces for severe flooding | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Forecasters on Wednesday warned of the possibility for “catastrophic flood- ing” in western Washington, with some rivers projected to reach record levels in coming days, as a storm parked over the Pacific Northwest unleashed yet another day of heavy rain.

Record Flooding Threatens Washington as More Heavy Rain Pounds the Northwest

MOUNT VERNON, Wash.—Residents began packing up and fleeing rising rivers in western Washington state Wednesday as a new wave of heavy rain swept into a region still reeling from a storm that triggered rescues and road closures a day earlier. In the Pacific Northwest, an atmospheric river was swelling rivers toward record levels, with major flooding expected in some areas including the Skagit River, a major agricultural valley north of Seattle. I…

Pacific Northwest braces for more heavy rain after a powerful storm caused flooding and rescues

Pacific Northwest residents are bracing for another round of heavy rain after a powerful storm clobbered the region the day before. The National Weather Service says rivers across the western part of Washington were on the rise Wednesday and some…

Pacific Northwest braces for more heavy rain, after powerful storm caused flooding, rescues

Pacific Northwest residents are bracing for another round of heavy rain after a powerful storm clobbered the region the day before.

Storm systems bring heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest

The first of a series of powerful storms hit the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, dumping heavy rain, swelling rivers and prompting high water rescues, authorities said.