A taxi sends up a wave of water while driving over a pedestrian crossing Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in Seattle. Wet and windy weather with mountain snow will continue this week in Washington, but there may be a lull for turkeys to land on Thanksgiving Day tables, forecasters said. More Pacific storms that started rolling across the Northwest in waves over the weekend are on their way, according to the National Weather Service.
Building owner Darvin Ecklund places sandbags in front of the About Floors and West Sound Crossfit storefronts on Bay Street in Port Orchard, Wash., on Monday, Nov 19, 2012. Heavy rains inundated the areas storm drains and caused flooding in the Port Orchard downtown district and elsewhere in Kitsap County.
Students Grace Carosio, left, and Alani Stuart, walk through floodwaters in an ally near the University of Oregon campus on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. Rain and wind pounded Washington and Oregon on Monday, snarling the commute, causing sporadic road closures and power outages and at least one death.
In this photo provided by the Washington State Patrol, a car is shown burning, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in southwest Washington, after it and a Washington State Patrol car (not visible) were struck by a tree carried by a mudslide on Highway 101 near Naselle, Wash. Both drivers were able to escape their vehicles.
Seattle Public Utility worker Omar Taplin clears out a drain under Highway 99 where the low spot was closed to traffic after it flooded earlier Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in Seattle. Wet and windy weather with mountain snow will continue this week in Washington, but there may be a lull onThanksgiving Day, forecasters said.
Parking attendants search for a clogged drain as water covers the pedestrian crossing Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in Seattle. Wet and windy weather with mountain snow will continue this week in Washington, but there may be a lull for turkeys to land on Thanksgiving Day tables, forecasters said. More Pacific storms that started rolling across the Northwest in waves over the weekend are on their way, according to the National Weather Service.
Visitors to downtown Seattle huddle under jacket hoods and umbrellas while walking in the shopping district Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in Seattle. Wet and windy weather with mountain snow will continue this week in Washington, but there may be a lull for turkeys to land on Thanksgiving Day tables, forecasters said. More Pacific storms that started rolling across the Northwest in waves over the weekend are on their way, according to the National Weather Service.
During a strong gust of wind, Michele Purkey's umbrella flips back as she crosses the intersection of First Avenue and Wall Street on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in downtown Spokane, Wash. Residents in Washington and Oregon are bracing for expected river flooding after heavy rain and winds that caused sporadic road closures, power outages and at least one death. The wet weather is expected to continue throughout the week, after hurricane-strength winds battered both states along the coast.
A cyclist has the roadway to himself as he crosses under Highway 99 where the low spot was closed to automotive traffic after it flooded earlier Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in Seattle. Wet and windy weather with mountain snow will continue this week in Washington, but there may be a lull for turkeys to land on Thanksgiving Day tables, forecasters said. More Pacific storms that started rolling across the Northwest in waves over the weekend are on their way, according to the National Weather Service.
Traffic plows through high water as it merges onto Interstate 5 in Portland, Ore., Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. A powerful storm is pounding the Oregon coast, shutting down marine traffic in and out of several coastal rivers and closing part of highway U.S. 101.
Traffic plows through high water as it merges onto Interstate 5 in Portland, Ore., Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. A powerful storm is pounding the Oregon coast, shutting down marine traffic in and out of several coastal rivers and closing part of highway U.S. 101.