Pacific Northwest, Flood and rain
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The next atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and mountain snow to parts of the Pacific Northwest. On Thursday, the plume of moisture will begin to shift southward, bringing the highest rain totals to Oregon and northern California through the weekend.
Powerful wind gusts knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers across Washington and Oregon early Wednesday, as the latest atmospheric river intensified over the flood-devastated Pacific Northwest.
The Pacific Northwest is expected to see up to seven inches of rain this week, as the eastern United States braces for arctic cold.
Washington is bracing for more flooding beginning Monday, after historic inundation last week led to thousands of evacuations and prompted the Gov. Bob Ferguson to declare a State of Emergency. Another atmospheric river is blasting the region,
Following a very wet pattern last week, AccuWeather meteorologists warn that additional rain in the Northwest this week will heighten the risk of widespread flooding.