VIDEO/PHOTOS: Days of torrential rain in western Washington caused historic floods that stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges, and damaged homes. Washington is under a state of emergency, and evacuation orders are in place for tens of thousands of residents. Gov. Bob Ferguson on Thursday urged everyone to follow evacuation instructions. “I understand that many in our state have experienced significant floods in the past,” he said on the social platform X.
“However, we’re looking at a historic situation.” All of the rivers crested by Friday morning, but many are well above flood level and will take days to recede. Many rivers hit record highs. Those include the Cedar, Skagit, and the Snohomish. The Skykomish, the Stillaguamish, and the Snoqualmie came very close to setting new record highs.
About 78,000 Skagit County residents were ordered to evacuate the floodplain of the Skagit River, which crested in Mount Vernon at nearly 38 feet. On Friday morning, residents in the city of Burlington in Skagit County were told to evacuate immediately as the Gages slough began to flood homes.
The floods were impacting large parts of the state, with several bridges flooded and some major roads inundated or washed out. Some roads had no alternate routes and no estimated reopening time, including a large part of state Route 410.
KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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