But numbers can start to paint a picture. More than nine million acre-feet: That's the amount of water that dumped on the flooded areas of Western Washington over 10 days. It adds up to more than three times the volume of water in Lake Washington.

Two levees have failed outside of Seattle since Monday due to swollen rivers from seemingly endless heavy rain.

Western Washington is in for a final push of an atmospheric river Thursday evening, but the landslide risk will continue for days if not longer.

If you’re planning to cross Washington’s Cascades this weekend, there are fewer routes than usual to choose from.

Parts of California are bracing for a series of rain and wind events over the next week as back-to-back atmospheric rivers move through the state.

What is it about mid-December weather? The latest atmospheric river has brought warm, heavy rain, resulting in widespread major flooding and landslides.

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 region. The Skagit River forecast indicates it will rise back into major flood stage early Wednesday.

Starting tonight, an atmospheric river takes aim at northwest Oregon. Heavy rain and strong winds are back in the forecast.