Scott Greenstone

In Seattle's suburbs, dams are straining to hold back all the water as even more rainfall is about to hit the region.

Heavy winds of around 50 miles per hour are also expected.

Reid Wolcott is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

Landslide risk is high in many areas.

Mudslides have already hit the tiny town of Stahikin on the shores of Lake Chelan.

For NPR News, I'm Scott Greenstone in Seattle.