The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the lowland area starting at 3 p.m. Wednesday that will last until 6 a.m. Thursday.

Rivers throughout the Western Washington region will see some rise with the Sunday and Monday rainstorm. But there are no flood warnings out. 

No river flooding is expected, but there are concerns for coastal flooding along Puget Sound as abnormally high astronomical tides roll in.

New Year’s Eve fireworks could get an “extra special effect.” A low fog will linger through the evening, making for a dramatic background.

The windstorm caused severe damage to a Colorado blue spruce tree that was planted in 1911 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

High winds have toppled trees and power lines in Washington state and Idaho, killing a man in northern Idaho and critically injuring two children.

The driver, a 33-year-old man, had reportedly driven past closure signs at Lowell Larimer Road and Marsh Road.

Anyone in the area surrounding Third Avenue Southeast and Spencer Court should leave immediately. Pacific police and other law enforcement agencies were going door to door to warn residents.

Flood-affected counties in Western Washington are beginning to issue guidance on cleaning up flood debris and where property owners can take flooded material.

As of Friday night, the Evergreen State Fairgrounds had taken in 171 horses, 140 chickens, 104 cattle, 94 goats, 16 pigs, three rabbits and two turkeys.