Major flooding has engulfed communities, while more than 170,000 customers are without power; British Columbia has also been severely impacted.
Moderate to heavy rain was falling over much of northwest Oregon, western Washington and southwest British Columbia on Monday afternoon.
The atmospheric river was aimed directly at Vancouver, B.C., unleashing a fire hose of moisture that will stick around at least into the afternoon. Environment Canada, Canada’s equivalent of the National Weather Service, issued a rainfall warning for the city, stating that up to seven inches were possible in the city by Monday afternoon. The Fraser Valley could see as much as 10 inches, with “possible washouts, debris flow and pooling water” all possible..
Weather models indicate that Monday’s atmospheric river could rate Level 5 out of 5 on the scale devised by theAtmospheric rivers carry the bulk of their moisture at the midlevels of the atmosphere thousands of feet above the ground, for which reason the greatest precipitation totals are realized in the higher elevations. Air forced up the mountains deposits its moisture on their windward side.The atmospheric river will relinquish its grip on Vancouver after noon, and Seattle by 3 or 4 p.m.
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