A storm that began to spread rain, high winds and mountain snow into the
Northwest on Thursday will continue to pound the region today.
Heavy rain will continue to fall into the afternoon along the Pacific Northwest
coast. Later, it will taper into more of a showery rain, which will linger into
Saturday. Many areas in the Olympic Peninsula have already been deluged by 2-4
inches of rain as of early Thursday morning, and another 2-4 inches could fall
in a few areas today and tonight.
The small town of Forks, Wash., was inundated by 4.47 inches of rain in only 24
hours ending at 11 p.m. PDT Thursday.
Meanwhile, heavy snow will thump the Cascades and the Sierra; 6-12 inches of
snow will fall over the major mountain passes of Washington.
Winds will be easing across coastal Washington and Oregon after gusting to
60-70 mph in many communities.
Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Meghan Evans.
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