West Coast to get a break from the storms as residents clean up weekend damage
Light to moderate rain is soaking the Pacific Northwest as snow piles up in the Cascades of Washington and Oregon, the FOX Forecast Center said. The cold front slides southward through Tuesday, providing additional snow to the Sierra Nevada snowpack in California and more rain for the San Francisco Bay Area.
West gets a storm break
The West is finally in for drier and warmer weather. An area of high pressure sets up off the coast and blocks storms for the next week or so. Unfortunately, the state is in for strong, even damaging, offshore winds in the next couple of days.
LYNNWOOD, Wash. – Another strong storm hit the Northwest, bringing heavy rain in the lowlands, snow in the higher elevations and gusty winds for the second time in a few days. But this is the last one for a bit.
This comes on the heels of a previous storm that caused damage in Washington state over the weekend.
Light to moderate rain is soaking the Pacific Northwest as snow piles up in the Cascades of Washington and Oregon, the FOX Forecast Center said. The cold front will gradually slide southward through Tuesday, providing additional snow to the Sierra Nevada snowpack in California and more rain for the San Francisco Bay Area.
Many areas are already brightening up along the coast. And most of us are excited to see the sun and feel warmer temperatures again.
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Watch: California ski resort welcomes snow
The footage was captured by a mountain camera set up by China Peak Mountain Resort in Lakeshore, California, and shows the snow coating one of their buildings Tuesday morning.
During the previous storm on Sunday, tens of thousands of customers were without power in Washington and Oregon, which could happen again with the current system.
(FOX Weather)
On Wednesday and Thursday, this storm system will slide across the Rockies, where it could become the biggest snowmaker of the season for the Denver area.
‘It was all gone … it was all destroyed’
Around 3 p.m. local time Saturday, several families sat inside their homes at the Martha Lake Mobile Manor in Lynnwood, Washington, waiting for the rain from the previous winter storm to taper off.
"They were all inside," Maria Jimenez translated for her cousin-in-law and two other neighbors. "She heard a loud bang. When she went to open the door, it was all gone. Part of the room, part of the living room, the bathroom, it was all destroyed."
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Image 1 of 9A tree destroyed 3 homes and damaged another. (Bill Rogers)
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Image 2 of 9A tree destroyed 3 homes and damaged another. (Bill Rogers)
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Image 3 of 9A tree destroyed 3 homes and damaged another. (Bill Rogers)
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Image 4 of 9A tree destroyed 3 homes and damaged another. (Bill Rogers)
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Image 5 of 9A tree destroyed 3 homes and damaged another. (Bill Rogers)
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Image 6 of 9A tree destroyed 3 homes and damaged another. (Bill Rogers)
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Image 7 of 9A tree destroyed 3 homes and damaged another. (Bill Rogers)
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Image 8 of 9A tree destroyed 3 homes and damaged another. (Bill Rogers)
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Image 9 of 9A tree destroyed 3 homes and damaged another. (Bill Rogers)
The saturated ground wasn't enough to hold a massive pine tree, and the roots broke free. Three homes were completely destroyed while another was damaged.
"They lost part of the television and the bedroom. They cannot live here," Jimenez said to FOX 13 Seattle of the family in the damaged home. "They don't have power. They don't have nothing."
A tree destroyed three homes and damaged another.
(Bill Rogers / FOX 13 Seattle)
Work crews arrived to clear the downed tree as families and relatives arrived to help pull valuables from the wreckage and set up tarps to guard against the inches of rain expected by Tuesday as several fronts move through the Pacific Northwest.
"My parents felt it," said Eduardo Mendoza-Perez through Jimenez. "They said they heard some type of cracking and that was it. The house shook and the dogs got all frantic."
No one was injured, Jimenez said. However, neighbors fear another huge tree will topple with more rain and gusty winds this week.
"The trees here, it’s only a matter of time," said Mendoza-Perez through Jimenez.