Some states in the Pacific Northwest are under threat of widespread flooding and severe weather next week, according to the National Weather Service 's (NWS) latest forecast.

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The most urgent flood threat has emerged in western Washington where a series of atmospheric rivers are set to deliver heavy rain beginning Sunday and continue through the next week.

The system, known as a Pineapple Express, is coming from Hawaii moving east to hit the Evergreen State as well as parts of Oregon .

Local news outlets reported that these storm systems were expected to dump 3 to 5 inches of rain across the Puget Sound region, with some coastal and mountainous areas possibly receiving between 6 and 10 inches.

Meteorologist George Waldenberger of local news station KOMO explai

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