This story was originally posted on MyNorthwest.com
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is sending its famed reconnaissance aircraft into a powerful storm system that threatens widespread flooding and damaging winds for Western Washington from Monday through Wednesday.
The approaching atmospheric river barreling toward Western Washington is powerful enough to warrant a rare deployment: NOAA is sending its hurricane hunter aircraft to fly directly into the storm system Monday, a dramatic step that underscores the impact of the incoming weather event…