DEVELOPING: Floodwaters in the Pacific Northwest have inundated homes, forced rescues and shuttered schools as a trio of deluges set rainfall records.
In parts of Abbotsford, a city on the border east of Vancouver, officialsAn atmospheric river — a plume of moisture that stretches across the Pacific and near Hawaii — has been aimed toward the region since last week, said Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik, an agricultural meteorologist at Washington State University.
“We were super hot and dry in the summer, and the switch flips. It definitely matches what the climate models show for the future around here — hotter, dryer summers and wetter winters,” Boomgard-Zagrodnik said. “Our infrastructure isn’t designed for that.” In one of the videos, rain pattered as Vandiver traveled past half-submerged stop signs and debris floated past the boat. She found most every home, recreational vehicle and businesses half-submerged, including her own garage, which was under about 6 feet of water.
A Red Cross shelter at Hamilton First Baptist Church was “bursting at the seams,” Vandiver said. The church and the shelter did not have power Monday afternoon.
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