Satellite imagery captured between December 2 and 7 shows the development and movement of an atmospheric river that drenched parts of the Pacific Northwest, with record flooding in some areas. The flooding came amid unusually warm weather. Parts of Washington this week were as warm as parts of Florida and Mexico, according to the National Weather Service. These satellite images by CIRA show the atmospheric river as it forms in the northern Pacific and moves across the Pacific Northwest. The weat

Current satellite showing some mid to high clouds over the Pacific Northwest. There is also a nice circulation off the Oregon coast. | US National Weather Service Spokane Washington