A powerful atmospheric river storm pushing into the Pacific Northwest has cities like Seattle and Portland, Oregon, bracing for flooding as heavy rain and strong winds blast the region.

"A Pacific storm and atmospheric river will impact the Pacific Northwest states and northern Rockies this weekend," the NWS said.

There could be as much as 2 to 2.5 inches of rain along the Willamette Valley from Saturday night to the end of Monday.

Heavy rain over the weekend is forecast to bring some minor flooding across northwest Oregon. An atmospheric river is forecast to bring 1 to 2 inches of rain in the Willamette Valley and 3 to 5 inches ...

It’s going to be a wet weekend in the Portland area.

Several rounds of widespread rain is expected this weekend and early this week, boosting February rain totals. Once the rain ...

An atmospheric river that has been building in the Pacific has now made landfall in the Pacific Northwest. Several waves of ...