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Washington declares emergency as historic atmospheric river hits – flooding records broken

Since December 8, an atmospheric river has pummeled the Pacific Northwest, dumping 10 to 18 inches of rain on western Washington's Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges. This deluge has broken precipitation records,

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Washington state experiences historic flooding as Skagit River hits record high level. See flooding maps, highway closures and forecasts

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Major floods sweep Western WA; Skagit River set to shatter record

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Levee Breach Triggers Flash Flood Warning and Evacuations South of Seattle

Residents near a breached levee in Washington state were told to evacuate early Tuesday, just hours after an evacuation alert was lifted for residents near another broken levee in the same county.

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Levee breached in Washington as atmospheric river renews flood threat

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‘For God’s sakes, follow it’: Washington governor urges compliance with flood evacuation orders

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WA flooding isn’t over, governor warns. ’We are in for the long haul.’

Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello told reporters at the news conference that one of Pierce County’s major concerns is helping get resources for 150 residents of three mobile home parks in Pierce Coun...

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1 dead in Washington state flooding as levee breach prompts evacuations

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Emergency order issued for Washington policyholders amid severe flooding

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8 western WA rivers remain at dangerous Flood Phase 3, 4

Only two rivers are currently at Flood Phase 4, the highest and most dangerous warning phase. Six additional rivers are still at Flood Phase 3.

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Western Washington braces for another storm as heavy rain threatens more flooding havoc

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Western Washington faces escalating flood, landslide, and storm dangers

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Washington rallies to support flooding victims: Here's how you can help

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — A relentless week of heavy flooding has wreaked havoc across western Washington, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

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A driver is found dead in a submerged car near Seattle after a week of heavy rain and flooding

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Heavy rain slammed the Seattle region on Tuesday

Washington state facing 'historic' flooding as more communities face deluge

Drier weather is coming, but flooding effects are likely to continue for days across portions of western Washington state and northwestern Oregon.

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Flooding in WA: Skagit County's 40-year old flood maps and a dog kennel evacuation

Lulu Ramadan of the Seattle Times talks to us about Skagit County's flood maps, which haven't been updated in 40 years. Plus, we hear from Kristiana de Leon, who evacuated malamutes last week amid flooding along the Puyallup River.

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Skagit River flood threat prompts evacuations, closures with worries about levees, dikes

The urgency went up a notch in Mount Vernon Thursday night, amidst concerns about whether the levees and dikes will be able to hold a record crest.

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Power outages surge across Northwest, as latest atmospheric river blasts region

Powerful wind gusts knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers across Washington and Oregon early Wednesday, as the latest atmospheric river intensified over the flood-devastated region. The Skagit River forecast indicates it will rise back into major flood stage early Wednesday.

Levee breach triggers flash flood warning and evacuations south of Seattle

Police in the city of Pacific urged people in the evacuation area near the White River to “Go Now!” early Tuesday.