The Tuesday storm is expected to come from the south and drop 2 to 3 inches in Monterey Bay. The East Bay is also expected to get around 2 to 3 inches through Christmas Day. The North Bay is expected to get the most rain, with 3-5 inches expected, Hoang said.

A map from the National Weather Service in Portland shows where the most rain is likely to fall. In Oregon, the central Willamette Valley and the coast have the greatest chance of two inches of rain or more between Thursday and Friday. Corvallis and Coos Bay have a 90% and 94% chance, respectively, of hitting two or more inches in about 24 hours.

Cowlitz River below Mayfield Dam also remains under flood warnings on Tuesday, “until further notice,” as the river flow has risen above 25,000 cfs—the flood stage threshold. Flooding is expected from Mayfield Dam downstream through Toledo, covering farmlands and roads, mainly near Toledo, as flows stay near 29,000 cfs through Wednesday.

NWS San Francisco issues Flood Watch for North Bay due to anticipated heavy rainfall from an atmospheric river event.

Another atmospheric river is hitting the Pacific Northwest, this time bringing the possibility of intense flooding rains and high winds, a day after an earlier atmospheric river walloped the region with a wind storm,

Another atmospheric river will bring more rain to the Pacific Northwest later this week, heightening an extensive flood threat.

Gov. Bob Ferguson will deploy 100 Guard members to help address flooding and levee failures, as another atmospheric river is on the way.

The rain that soaked the region this week is finally letting up as the atmospheric river slides southeast and out of the picture. Rainfall rates are dropping sharply, winds are easing, and for many of