Time for a good book or movie... Rain, Flooding Enough rain will fall to cause urban flooding and small stream flooding, rockslides and rises on the major rivers. Flooding along the short-run rivers off the Olympics and Cascades is possible later this weekend. Rounds of windswept rain, urban flooding and poor visibility will lead to travel delays along the I-5 corridor and potentially at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and others. The heaviest rain, on the order of 4 to 8 inches (up to 200 mm) will fall on the southwest-facing slopes of the Olympics and Cascades in Washington and the Vancouver Island Ranges Coast Mountains in British Columbia. Wind South to southwest winds can be strong enough to down some trees, cause minor property damage and lead to power outages. Wind gusts along the northwestern part of Vancouver Island and parts of the Washington and British Columbia coasts can reach between 50 and 60 mph. Gusts can be locally higher on the ridges. Because of the wind direction from the south and southwest, this will not be the worst-case scenario for Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia, Wash., and Portland, Ore. There is also the potential for isolated thunderstorms to develop Saturday afternoon and evening as a heavier pulse of moisture moves inland. Any thunderstorms that form west of the Cascades could produce locally damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph, even inland from the coast.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 05:49:06 +0000
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