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While flooding may not reach the historic levels seen last week, a KIRO 7 meteorologist said the overall impacts could actually be worse.
As Western Washington reels from catastrophic flooding that swept the areas along major river valleys, another plume of moisture will arrive on Sunday.
The wording and definition were changed and refined a bit as atmospheric scientists at MIT studied these storms in the 1970s.
A second atmospheric river within a week is bringing rain, strong winds, and more potential flooding to the region.
Skies will be much drier Friday as we see the atmospheric river move out of Western Washington. High pressure will slowly build back in for Friday and Saturday, aiding in the rivers receding and for the soil to dry out.
An atmospheric river is tearing through Western Washington this week, dumping massive quantities of water and flooding some areas in the region.
WSDOT stated that crews have reopened more than 50 highways as western Washington is still recovering from an atmospheric river that caused historic flooding.