SEATTLE – Thousands of motorists were stranded Thursday during a major storm in the Pacific Northwest that caused a landslide that stopped all northbound traffic on a major highway connecting Washington and Oregon.
Forecasters say the storms that left two people dead, flooded rivers and caused mudslides, were easing up, but the threat from slides and flooding remained.
"It was crazy and I was scared," said Diane Smith of Lacey, Washington, who was stuck for three hours behind the landslide on Interstate 5 just 26 miles north of Portland, Oregon, and then drove a steep, windy mountain road to get around the slide.
The massive landslide blocked the lanes Wednesday afternoon after a hillside of rocks and dirt collapsed on the roadway after days of pounding rain.
http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2015/12/10/dramatic-storms-easing-up-in-pacific-northwest/?intcmp=ob_article_sidebar_video&intcmp=obinsite
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