Wind, rain pummel Pacific Northwest SEATTLE With Thanksgiving two days away, the Pacific Northwest is getting a taste of extreme weather - and are bracing for more - after a fierce storm swamped streets, toppled trees and large trucks, cut power to nearly 50,000 residents in Oregon and Washington State, and caused at least one death. Nearly 2 inches of rain fell in six hours in one Seattle neighborhood - a total that Seattle Public Utilities meteorologist James Rufo-Hill called "extraordinary." Heavy storm slams Pacific Northwest "It was a pretty big storm for most of the city - lots of rain in a relatively short amount of time," he said, but several neighborhoods "really got drenched." KIRO meteorologist Morgan Palmer described the rainfall as "a virtual fire hose of water directed at Western Washington." And more Pacific storms across the Northwest are expected over the holiday weekend. The rain caused widespread reports of flooded roads and highways, some mudslides and residential flooding, and even sewage overflows in parts of Seattle and Everett. Several blocks of downtown streets were briefly flooded in Port Orchard, west of Seattle. A car plunged into a sinkhole in Cosmopolis when a rain-soaked culvert collapsed. Fire crews pulled a woman and her two small children out of the vehicle. They were not hurt. Flood warnings were issued for a handful of western Washington rivers. The National Weather Service said flooding is expected Tuesday along the Chehalis River in the Centralia area, as a "flood wave" is traveling down river towards Porter, forcing the Chahalis into flood stage. In this photo provided by the Washington State Patrol, a car is shown burning, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in southwest Washington, after it and a Washington State Patrol car (not visible) were struck by a tree carried by a mudslide on Highway 101 near Naselle, Wash. Both drivers were able to escape their vehicles. / AP Photo/Washington State Patrol Residents there were told where to find sandbags and were directed to move any endangered livestock to higher ground. Puget Sound Energy reported 24,000 electricity outages at mid-afternoon in its western Washington service area, with most service restored by Monday evening. In Oregon, the storm knocked out electricity to as many as 24,000 Pacific Power customers. Several thousand remained in the dark Monday night, mainly in Clatsop, Lincoln and Coos counties. Moderate to heavy rain is expected across the western Washington lowlands Monday from the coast to central Puget Sound. One to two inches of rain is forecast with higher amounts possible along the coast and near the Oregon border. KIRO's Palmer said winds will be lighter and rain spotty on Tuesday morning, but rivers will be reaching their high points. The Puyallup River in Pierce County, Newaukum River in Lewis County, the Deschutes River near Rainier, and the the Chehalis in Thurston County were also under flood warnings Tuesday. In Oregon flood warnings were issued for the Clackamas River at Estacada, and the Marys River near Philomath. Scattered showers will increase late Tuesday and early Wednesday with some occasionally heavy rain. The wet and windy weather with mountain snow will continue with a possible break on Thanksgiving Day. Meanwhile, forecasters expect 9-30 inches of snow in the Olympics and Cascades, mostly above 4,000 feet.