Northwest rain will ease, but flood threat to return
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The heaviest rain will shift north into Canada Friday and Saturday, so expect rain to ease across the state of Washington. However, rivers are still running high, so it will take another day or two for water levels to come down.
Breakdown
- Columbia River and others are swollen from snowmelt runoff
- Flood Watch remains for western and central Washington 27s
- Flood threat expected to persist for the foreseeable future 32s
- Rainfall will ease briefly before another system arrives 44s
- Seven rivers are at or near major flood stage 51s