Major Flood Warnings as Pineapple Express Soaks the Pacific Northwest

A Pineapple Express is on its way to the Pacific Northwest later this week, resulting in a flood threat along small streams, rivers, and urban areas in the area, according to meteorologists at AccuWeather.

For those unaware, a Pineapple Express — aside from the Seth Rogen movie — is a phenomenon where "a warm, moisture-rich current that flows from Hawaii to the U.S. West Coast, bringing heavy rain," as described by Seattle Hashtag. This atmospheric river will spread from the island to British Columbia and Washington through Friday...