Heavy rains drenching the Pacific Northwest triggered flooding on Thursday across much of the Pacific Northwest from Oregon north through Washington state and into British Columbia, closing dozens of roads and prompting widespread evacuations.

The atmospheric river over the Pacific Northwest brought a deluge to British Columbia, forcing road closures and evacuations in Canada.

Amtrak passenger train service between Seattle and Vancouver has been halted due to major flooding in Northern Washington.

Most major Canadian highways to the Pacific port city of Vancouver have been shut due to floods, falling rocks and the risk of avalanches, local authorities said on Thursday. "This situation is evolving and very dynamic,

The flooding is the result of a powerful atmospheric river, an ocean-crossing weather phenomenon originating in the tropics or subtropics, commonly seen on the West Coast. Since Tuesday, between 90 and 150 millimetres of rain fell over southern B.C., officials said.

Seventeen daily precipitation records were broken in B.C. on Dec. 10, with the highest amount of rain falling in Hope at 134.2 mm, beating a record 74.5 mm from 2004, according to Ken Dosanjh, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. Over Tuesday and Wednesday Hope recorded 140 mm.

A flood emergency is underway in western Washington as a second surge of heavy rain is causing rivers across the region to rise.Many are expected to crest on T

Former chair of the Metro Vancouver Flood task Force Dylan Kruger says this year’s floods are reminding residents of the serious damages during the 2021 flood.

Flooding in parts of Washington state have disrupted the Seattle section of Amtrak’s Empire Builder, as well as Amtrak Cascades service. Both Cascades round trips between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia,

Vancouver Island will see rising rivers as a powerful atmospheric river brings heavy rain and snowmelt to the region.

A rainfall warning has been updated to mention that an atmospheric river is in effect potentially bringing up to 80 mm of rain to Vancouver.