The National Weather Service’s Portland office has issued a flood watch for Benton County and portions of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, effective from 4 a.m. Thursday through 4 a.m. Saturday.
An atmospheric river is forecast to bring periods of heavy rain to the region at a time when area rivers continue to run high and soils remain saturated following heavy rain earlier in the month, officials said.
In addition to Benton, the flood watch covers 13 other Oregon counties and five Washington counties…