Flood, Atmospheric River and Pacific Northwest
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An atmospheric river will bring periods of rain and snow. While impacts continue, this system is not expected to be as strong as yesterdays front. Find out the details here.
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.
“This is going to be really bad,” warned former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) chief scientist and meteorologist Ryan Maue on X, on Wednesday morning, referring to an “ onslaught of atmospheric rivers ” forecast to drench California over the next 10 days.
The weather service has issued a flood watch for northwest Oregon and southwest Washington from early Thursday to early Saturday.
What is it about mid-December weather? The latest atmospheric river has brought warm, heavy rain, resulting in widespread major flooding and landslides.
A global effort to better understand moisture-laden rivers in the sky, like those currently battering the West Coast, will take flight in January.
Atmospheric river storm update: Soaking rain starts late Saturday The Bears are apparently ready to leave Illinois if they don't get what they want. Dillon Brooks admitted that he needs to learn “how to stay in the game” when things happen on the court.
Cowlitz River below Mayfield Dam also remains under flood warnings on Tuesday, “until further notice,” as the river flow has risen above 25,000 cfs—the flood stage threshold. Flooding is expected from Mayfield Dam downstream through Toledo, covering farmlands and roads, mainly near Toledo, as flows stay near 29,000 cfs through Wednesday.