As a firehose of rain, known as an atmospheric river, continues in western Washington and Oregon into Wednesday, small streams and rivers will become raging torrents and pose significant threats to lives and property. The atmospheric river has already turned deadly as a man was swept away along Johnson Creek near Portland, Oregon, Monday. AccuWeather meteorologists reserve the term atmospheric river for the most extreme rain and snow events when a long plume of moisture is directed from the ocea
A firehose of rain, known as an atmospheric river, will affect western Washington and Oregon into Wednesday and could bring life-threatening and property-destroying flooding.
As a fire hose of rain, known as an atmospheric river, continued in western Washington and Oregon, small streams and rivers became raging torrents posing significant threats to lives and property into Wednesday night. The atmospheric river turned deadly near Portland, Oregon, on Monday, when a man was swept away along Johnson Creek. A second death was reported Tuesday after a man was recovered from Bronson Creek, also near Portland. AccuWeather meteorologists reserve the term "atmospheric river"
AccuWeather meteorologists say a storm moving into the Pacific Northwest can result in disruptions to travel ahead of the busy holiday week. An area of low pressure off the coast of California that has brought days of wet weather to much of the state this past week finally moved inland on Saturday. At the same time, a dip in the jet stream was ushering in another storm system into the Northwest, bringing rain and mountain snow that will last through Sunday. As the storm presses farther across th
AccuWeather meteorologists say that a wet weekend is on the way in the West, which can result in disruptions for early holiday travel. An area of low pressure off the coast of California that has brought days of wet weather to much of the state this week will finally move inland into Saturday. At the same time, a dip in the jet stream will usher in another storm system into the Northwest, unleashing rain and mountain snow. On Saturday, as the storm approaches the region, rain will continue acros