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Monster Storms are at your Doorstep. Northwest Pacific Coast & Atlantic Oceans. USA & CANADA

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• published: 15 Oct 2016
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I guess this is what that guy from the UN was talking about when he mentioned Climate Change Chaos. 100 MPH winds. 36 foot waves and multi-feet of rain. All projected for the Upper Northwest Pacific today. And take a look at the Atlantic. Hurricane Nicole is giant & Scary. Typhoons and cyclones keep plaguing the Indian and Pacific Oceans with Srika & Haima threatening Taiwan Japan and China. It's time to learn to work together as an Earth family. God bless everyone, T @newTHOR on twitter https://www.facebook.com/thornewsgo https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/pacific-northwest-stormy-pattern-mid-october-2016 Another much stronger Pacific storm will strike the Northwest Saturday. This Saturday storm will include the remnant of Typhoon Songda. Damaging winds, flooding rain, coastal flooding, huge waves and high-mountain snow are all possible impacts. These destructive winds may also occur along the I-5 corridor in Washington and Oregon. A powerful Pacific Northwest storm, fueled by a remnant of a typhoon, will hammer parts of Washington, Oregon and northern California Saturday, with the potential for destructive winds, flooding rain, huge waves and coastal flooding. This weekend storm will have its origins from the remnants of western Pacific Typhoon Songda. A 103-mph wind gust was observed at Cape Meares in Oregon on Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service, accompanying a separate Pacific storm. Power was knocked out to at least 25,000 customers in Oregon, and there was at least one rockslide reported in Tillamook County during this first Pacific storm. Timing the Storm The strongest frontal system yet will intensify quickly and slam into the Northwest Saturday. Current Satellite, Winds, Surface Pressure Surface wind speeds/directions are shown by arrows color-coded by wind speed. One can often see Pacific storms distinctly in infrared satellite imagery. This system will be the remnants of Typhoon Songda, with a potentially dangerous threat of widespread damaging winds, flooding rain and coastal flooding. Gusts over 60 mph are possible near the Washington and northwest Oregon coasts Saturday afternoon. This storm has gotten the attention of both the National Weather Service and prominent Pacific Northwest weather experts. The National Weather Service in Seattle mentioned the track of Saturday's storm lines up with high-impact wind events in western Washington, potentially bringing the area its most significant windstorm in almost 10 years. The National Weather Service in Portland, Oregon, is even calling this the "Ides of October storm", a nod to the infamous "Ides of March" in Roman history. Here is the general timing of the strongest winds in the Saturday morning: Damaging winds develop along the Oregon and northwest California coasts; winds increase in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Saturday afternoon: Damaging winds spread to Washington coast, including the Olympic Peninsula and coastal ranges of Oregon; strong, possibly damaging wind gusts in parts of the I-5 corridor in Washington and Oregon. Saturday night: Lingering damaging winds gusts, especially early, near the coast of Washington and northwest Oregon; strong, possibly damaging wind gusts in the Portland - Seattle - Bellingham, Washington corridor. Detailing the Wind Threat Of greatest concern is the threat for damaging winds with Saturday's storm, a remnant from Typhoon Songda, known to give rise to destructive Pacific Northwest windstorms in the past. In either scenario, damaging winds are likely Saturday along the immediate coasts of Washington and Oregon, with power outages and downed trees. The majority of forecast guidance suggests the second, more ominous scenario is more likely, but there is still some track and intensity uncertainty. (FLASHBACK: Nov. 2015 Northwest Windstorm) This would bring damaging wind gusts to the higher population centers of the I-5 corridor in the Pacific Northwest, including Seattle and Portland. Residents in western Washington and western Oregon should be prepared for the potential of power outages and downed trees, perhaps even some structural damage Saturday and Saturday night. Furthermore, deciduous trees yet to drop their leaves are more likely to be damaged by high winds given the greater surface area exposed to the wind. Heavy Rain, Coastal Flood Threats Winds aren't the only threat from this storm. Additional heavy rain is expected to fall near the coast and below snow level in the coastal ranges, Olympics and Cascades through the weekend. Up to another 8-12 inches of rain may fall in these windward locations.