The Pacific Northwest has seen nearly a foot-and-a-half of rain and wind gusts over 90 mph in the past three days as an atmospheric river continues to bear down on Washington state, Oregon, and Northern California.
The National Weather Service (NWS) reported that between 9 a.m. PT on Nov. 19 and 9 a.m. on Nov. 22, several areas of northern California received more than a foot of rain, with up to 17.4 inches in Venado and 15.88 inches in Austin Creek.
Several areas also recorded hurricane-force wind gusts, with gusts as high as 98 mph in Mattole Road, California, and 89 mph in Acorn Woman Peak Lookout in southern Oregon. Mount Rainier in Washington State recorded gusts of up to 77 mph….