‘Atmospheric river’ flows over Seattle, bringing rain and wind

Jan. 2, 2021 at 5:22 pm Updated Jan. 2, 2021 at 5:22 pm

A red umbrella brightens the muted tones of King Street in the Chinatown International District neighborhood of Seattle as rain associated with a weather event called an “atmospheric river” brings wind and wet weather to Western Washington on Saturday. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

It’s a wet walk across Martin Luther King Way South at South Othello Street as rain associated with a weather event called an “atmospheric river” brings wind and soggy weather to the Seattle area Saturday. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

It’s a wet walk across Martin Luther King Way South at South Othello Street as rain associated with a weather event called an “atmospheric river” brings wind and soggy weather to the Seattle area Saturday. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Looking West down King Street in the Chinatown-International District neighborhood of Seattle, the King Street Station clock tower looms as rain associated with a weather event called the “atmospheric river” brings wind and wet weather to to Western Washington Saturday. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

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