A day after a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook Seattle, Washington cold wet weather is forecast to spread across the region. While the rain will not help clean up efforts it should help to alleviate dry conditions which have not abated since early November. The Pacific Northwest continues to suffer from one of its driest winters in many years. At the peak of the storm 100,000 homes were without power. Road conditions which became treacherous caused numerous traffic accidents and forced many motorists to remain stuck on area highways for more than 12 hours.
Authorities hope to reach isolated towns later today.