Pacific Northwest, flood and Skagit River
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After a powerful atmospheric river slammed the Pacific Northwest this week, the area will see a slight break in the region this weekend. Unfortunately, another round of rainfall will impact the Pacific Northwest in the week ahead.
Flooding rains and lingering storm impacts come as the atmospheric river that hit the Pacific Northwest this week will make another visit to the region next week.
The unusually long atmospheric river is forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia 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.
KOIN 6 Chief Meteorologist Josh Cozart explains when the second visit from this week's atmospheric river is expected to move back into the Pacific Northwest.