Multiple atmospheric rivers taking aim at the Pacific Northwest could unleash a deluge across several states through Christmas Eve, AccuWeather reported. … An atmospheric river is currently bringing excessive moisture to the Pacific Northwest, including as much as 7 inches of rain to parts of Washington, and another is on the way before Christmas. Though the deluge helped to alleviate much of California’s drought in 2023 and 2024, atmospheric rivers can have life-threatening impacts, such as mudslides, extreme flooding and strong winds. Multiple winter weather-related warnings are currently in place across the Northwest on Monday as one of the storms disrupts travel and is expected to continue doing so through Tuesday morning. Then, another storm is set to hit Friday, with a third, a stronger, storm causing issues Sunday and into early next week.

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