Paige Cornwell write for the Seattle Times:
The opening salvo of a major atmospheric river hit the Pacific Northwest on Monday, drenching much of Western Washington with heavy rain that is forecast to continue at least until Thursday.
The National Weather Service warned of a high risk of widespread and significant river flooding.
South of Puget Sound, the Puyallup, Nisqually, Cowlitz and Carbon rivers were already seeing waters about to spill over their banks by 7 p.m. Monday, with serious flooding expected within hours.
Even though we are in somewhat of a rain shadow here in the city, 2-3 inches over 3 days is still a lot of rain.
[Photo by Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times]