PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pacific Northwest residents braced for another round of heavy rain Wednesday after a powerful storm clobbered the region the day before , swelling rivers, closing roads and prompting high water rescues.

By early Wednesday, some areas in the Cascade mountain range in Washington were reporting “impressive” rain rates near or exceeding a half-inch (1.2 centimeters) per hour, the National Weather Service in Seattle posted on X. Paradise on Mount Rainier picked up 3.25 inches (8.2 centimeters) of rain in 10 hours, it said.

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