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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.
Beyond dam breaches near Seattle, the barrage of atmospheric rivers in recent days has increased the threat of flooding and landslides in the region. Residents should pay attention to the National Weather Service and local authorities throughout the week for guidance and information.
A 33-year-old man died in Snohomish County on Tuesday. Gov. Bob Ferguson said it was a minor miracle there haven’t been more deaths.
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.
The Pacific Northwest faces heavy rain and strong winds, prompting Flood and Wind Advisories, with potential for flooding, power outages, and landslides.
An atmospheric river is tearing through Western Washington this week, dumping massive quantities of water and flooding some areas in the region.
A massive Pacific storm called an atmospheric river will sweep off the ocean into the Pacific Northwest starting Monday, bringing heavy rain and a week of floods, swollen rivers and even heavy snow across the region,
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is sending its famed reconnaissance aircraft into a powerful storm system that threatens widespread flooding and damaging winds for Western Washington from Monday through Wednesday.