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Rain Expected to Return to the Pacific Northwest After Short Break
An AR-4 atmospheric river will bring 5 to 10 inches of rain starting Monday, raising flood risk as rivers remain swollen from recent storms, meteorologists warn.
- Western Washington gets a brief reprieve this weekend, giving rivers a chance to recede, but clouds return Sunday with scattered showers and a Pineapple Express is forecast to bring heavy rain Monday into Tuesday.
- A Pineapple Express draws warm, moist air from the tropics, with next week’s system following this pattern and record-warm temperatures causing rain instead of snow at higher elevations.
- Forecasters say the incoming storm carries an AR-4 rating, returning the region to level four conditions, with rainfall totals expected to reach 5 to 10 inches in the hardest-hit areas on the coastal Washington region.
- After this week’s floods, rivers have barely begun to recede; the Skagit River near Mount Vernon crested at 41.54 feet and the Snohomish River at 34.1 feet, so flood-prone residents should heed evacuation orders.
- After next week’s Pineapple Express passes through, the system may shift south into Oregon and Northern California, but western Washington is unlikely to see a prolonged dry stretch soon.
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Pineapple Express heading for Pacific Northwest next week
Another atmospheric river, rated AR-4, is expected to bring 5 to 10 more inches of rain to western Washington starting Monday. Western Washington gets a brief reprieve this weekend, but another powerful storm system is already taking aim at the region. A Pineapple Express, the nickname for atmospheric rivers originating near Hawaii, is forecast to arrive Monday and could push already swollen rivers back toward flood stage. “By Sunday and especia…
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