Rain, Flood Warnings, and Balmy Bragging Rights

By Michael van Baker

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Yes, it is disheartening to see your iPhone display this weather forecast for the week. And with the precipitation, comes flood warnings.

"Because of the significant rainfall expected today, flood watches are issued for the Olympic Peninsula and north interior," says Lisa Van Cise of KING 5 First Alert Weather. "The rivers of most concern are the Skokomish and Nooksack. The Skokomish is expected to reach flood stage late in the day today."

The Green River and Howard Hanson Dam seem to be spared the brunt of this soaking, though there's already seven or eight more feet of water behind the dam than last week. The Green River webcams say so far, so good.

Something to think about with all the rain is, counter-intuitively, cutting down on your water usage. The excess water hitting storm drains tends to overpower our sewage treatment plants. A few hundred thousand shorter showers would really help out.

Meanwhile, meteorologist Cliff Mass is celebrating an unusual occurrence: It was warmer in Seattle over the weekend than in Miami. Florida has pre-frozen citrus and a guppy die-off in the millions. We had highs in the mid-50s. Mass explains why Seattle has avoided the rest of the nation's deep-freeze here. Short answer: Thank Eastern Washington for sponging up any cold that spills over the Rockies, and the Cascades for keeping the freezer door shut.

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