Weather

Denver’s winter has started with a whimper, and the parched mountains to the west aren’t faring much better.

Officials are warning that minor is flooding is possible for part of Washington state that experienced severe flooding earlier this month following a series of soaking storms.

Damages from flooding last week in Northwest Washington’s Whatcom County could reach as high as $50 million, officials said, as forecasters warn that multiple “atmospheric rivers” may drench the Pacific Northwest in coming days.

Sumas, Washington, city officials said Tuesday on Facebook that hundreds of people had been evacuated and they estimated that 75% of homes had water damage.

The National Weather Service warned that winds nearing hurricane strength were possible in the region that has seen nearly ceaseless rain for about a week.

Officials are warning people to avoid driving low-clearance vehicles along the coast, as waters swamp some Northwest Oregon roads and drive livestock to high ground.

There’s a potential for river flooding Thursday through Saturday along creeks and rivers in northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington.

More than 64,000 customers were without power in Washington Tuesday morning as strong winds and rain blew through the western part of the state.

Forecasters say the wet weather could be enough to lift some western Oregon counties out of their current drought conditions.

A storm that started more than 92 million miles away is sending a spooky light snow to skies above the Pacific Northwest — and across the northern third of the rest of the United States, too.