VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Unusually heavy rain and melting snowpack have pushed the Columbia River to flood stage from Vancouver, Washington, to Portland, Oregon. The National Weather Service says people can expect continued minor flooding of riverside parks and trails, along with some islands, in those areas into Wednesday. Minor flooding is also still possible along the Columbia in the Longview, Washington, area Tuesday morning. Forecasters issued a flood warning into Wednesday for areas along the Columbia in the greater Vancouver and Portland metro areas, as well as along the lower Columbia and Interstate 5 corridor in Cowlitz County. The rising river levels follow an unusually wet stretch of weather fueled by an atmospheric river of subtropical moisture.
Flood warning for Columbia River around Portland, Vancouver
