We just ripped this off the teletype: FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON STOP. Naturally we ran straight to Cliff Mass's house and pounded on the door. Turns out he was out back building an ark. "The high resolution WRF atmospheric model we run in the department (which I show you quite frequently) indicates the potential for 10-20 inches of rain over the next two days on the windward mountain slopes. We also couple the high resolution weather prediction models and hydrological models of stream flow. The results of the latest simulations are scary, with major flooding on several rivers," Cliff told us in that wry way he has. He was still hammering and sawing when we left. more ›

Bundle up and batten down the hatches, Seattle, because it is going to be a wet and windy one--at least for the next day. A heavy wind advisory is in effect for much of Western Washington from 10p.m. tonight until 10a.m. tomorrow morning. Local meteorologists are also warning of the potential for more flooding, with predicted rainfall from 3 to 5 inches in the coming day. A flood warning has been issued for the Skokomish River, while flood watches are in effect through Wednesday night for rivers in Grays Harbor, Clallam, Jefferson, Skagit, Whatcom, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston counties. We're not 100% on the counties of Western Washington, but that appears to be basically all of them.
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