Rain

You would think that Seattle, in a temperate rain forest, would be more accustomed to rain.  Just to give you some perspective, Seattle's annual rainfall totals is less than New York City, however, it is much more spread out.  So when we get rain, it's actually big news. This past weekend, we got about 4" of rain across the area.  This sent many of the area's rivers flooding.

The reason I'm writing about it is because this weather pattern was exactly the same in November 2006, where Mount Rainier received 18 inches of rain in 36 hours.  This rainstorm was a "Pineapple Express", which is a large moist airmass that originates in Hawaii and dumps on the Northwest.    Entire campgrounds disappeared in the flooding from this storm.

This weeks' rainstorm missed Mount Rainier so hopefully there isn't any significant damage to the Wonderland Trail.  But given the elevation, there's nobody up there this time of year, so no one really knows until spring.