Severe weather continued to batter parts of the Pacific Northwest Thursday as forecasts showed a resurgence of heavy rain for a handful of southern and midwestern states. The wave of storms was expected to put a damper on travel plans after the Christmas holiday.
Oregon and Washington will likely see moderate to heavy rainfall and a few thunderstorms throughout the morning, resulting in up to 3 inches of inundation spread across the area and potentially some flooding in places where the rain falls rapidly, according to a National Weather Service advisory . Mountain snow, high winds and perilous surf was also expected.
Almost 60,000 customers were without power in Washington and Oregon at around 8 a.m. PT Thursday, according to the outage tracker FindEnergy.com …