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.

MONROE, Wash. -- A blast of arctic air swept south from Canada and spread into parts of the northern U.S., while residents of the Pacific Northwest braced for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.

Portland and Seattle have spent decades defining the Pacific Northwest aesthetic: indie coffee houses, moss-coated forests, gray skies that feel poetic, and craft beer culture that tourists can’t wait to Instagram.

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, Washington and Oregon saw heavy rain that impacted local waterways, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.

The first in what is expected to be a series of damaging storms this week caused power outages, flooding and school closures in parts of Oregon and Washington on Tuesday.

Pacific Northwest residents are bracing for another round of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations after a powerful storm clobbered the region a day earlier. The National Weather Service says rivers across the western part of Washington were on the rise Wednesday and some areas in the Cascade

Pacific Northwest residents are bracing for another round of heavy rain after a powerful storm clobbered the region the day before

The Pacific Northwest faces heavy rain and strong winds, prompting Flood and Wind Advisories, with potential for flooding, power outages, and landslides.

SNOHOMISH, Washington >> Heavy rains drenching the Pacific Northwest triggered flooding today across much of the Pacific Northwest from Oregon north through Washington state and into British Columbia,

A massive Pacific storm called an atmospheric river will sweep off the ocean into the Pacific Northwest starting Monday, bringing heavy rain and a week of floods, swollen rivers and even heavy snow across the region,

The latest in a chain of atmospheric river events is heading for the Pacific Northwest, and heavy rain and high elevation snow will last into the weekend. Flood watches have been issued for major cities like Seattle and Salem,