Rivers flood, roads swamped, communities evacuated as rain pounds Western Washington

Heavy rain is falling across western Washington, heading into a period of historic flooding over the next 48 hours. Steady rain will continue throughout the day and overnight.

A Flood Watch is still in effect for most of western Washington as heavy rain continues to pour, causing road closures, evacuations, water rescues, and mudslides.


Many communities are also under Flood Warnings with several inches of rain expected on Wednesday and Thursday. Some areas will likely see catastrophic flooding by Thursday morning.

Heavy rain in the mountains, melting snow, and heavy rain in the lowlands are a guarantee of flooding. The heavy rain will continue and through midday Thursday.

Gov. Bob Ferguson says the state emergency operations center is at its highest activation level.
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