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After a few days without atmospheric news, the Northwest of the United States and part of Canada are preparing for the arrival of another atmospheric river that will bring rains, floods and overflow rivers in the region right from Thanksgiving through the weekend. The rains of days ago devastated part of British Columbia and Washington, killing several people.
While it is true that the West Coast Still under severe drought according to the US Drought Monitor, the rains a week ago were excessive, overflowing rivers and wreaking havoc in British Columbia. In fact, the prime minister of the entity , John Horgan, decreed a state of emergency due to disasters caused by rainfall . Authorities are currently rebuilding the levees to prevent further devastation this week .
Although September and October were somewhat humid months for that region of the United States and Canada, the fact is that November is far exceeding normal season levels , according to AccuWeahter.
“Seattle has recorded 8. 40 inches of rain so far in November, which is the 174% more than normal until 23 November normally, ”said AccuWeather’s Alyssa Smithmyer. It also indicated that British Columbia has received constant rains in 19 of the 24 days from November , with more to come later this week.
Forecasters further warned that heavy rains will begin Thursday in Seattle, Northeast Washington and all of Southwest British Columbia, the same areas affected by rains just a week ago .
Excessive rains are expected to subside for Friday night, but another much milder storm is expected to continue leaving some more rains to the northern Canadian Northwest. Then it is expected that the first week of December will establish a much drier and colder climate.
Taking into account that the West coast of the United States United continues in a severe drought and that needs more rain, the lack of rainfall further north will mean good news for that area flooded by water.
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