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At least four Washington rivers have reached major flood stage with more expected as over 7 inches of rain fell at some locations, causing hazardous travel and power outages.
- On Monday, an atmospheric river swelled rivers in the Pacific Northwest, with at least four Washington state rivers at major flood stage and 11 more forecast, while rainfall totals exceed a foot at high elevations and 3 inches at lower areas.
- Above-Average temperatures have kept what would usually be snow as rain in the Cascades, while the atmospheric river funnels heavy moisture and will retreat north Tuesday night and into Wednesday.
- At Stampede Pass , more than 7 inches of rain fell on Monday, while the Naselle River near Naselle, Washington, rose from 5 to nearly 20 feet overnight Tuesday.
- Winter storm warnings cover South Dakota, southern Minnesota and central Iowa as gusts up to 60 mph Tuesday night and Wednesday may cause blizzard conditions; motorists should use extreme caution and power outages are possible.
- Rain will continue Thursday and Friday but will be much lighter for western Washington and Oregon, though parts of Washington could still receive up to 7 inches.
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‘The Mississippi River, but in the sky’: Meteorologist explains system hitting Pacific Northwest
The long band of moisture causing heavy rain throughout Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington is likely to continue through at least Wednesday afternoon. Flood watches went into effect on Monday. Some waterways, including Washington’s Grays and Naselle rivers, had already hit major flood stage Monday night. SW Washington rivers flooded, Oregon Coast schools closed as atmospheric river pounds Pacific NorthwestThe weather system hitting the Pa…
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Boston HeraldThe Associated Press - Heavy rains fell across the northwestern United States on Tuesday as an unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river swept through the region, the National Weather Service reported. Firefighters rescued two people trapped by rising floodwaters at a campsite in the Gold Bar area of Snohomish County, north of Seattle, on Monday night, KOMO-TV reported. Crews used drones and water rescue boats to reach them and b…
‘Fire hose of moisture’ brings rain, winds and threat of floods to Pacific Northwest
A powerful atmospheric river is bearing down on the Pacific Northwest with back-to-back storms, bringing rain, gusty winds and unseasonably warm temperatures until Thursday morning.
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