Flash flood warnings follow levee breach in Washington
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With more precipitation moving into Western Washington, three rivers may once again flood: the Snohomish, Skagit and Snoqualmie.
The NWS Portland OR issued a flood watch at 11:11 a.m. on Monday valid from Thursday 4 a.m. until Saturday 4 a.m. The watch is for South Washington Coast, Willapa and Wahkiakum Lowlands, Willapa Hills,
Washington state residents are bracing for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.
A fresh atmospheric river won’t bring as much rain as last week, but residents, especially those near rivers, should keep an eye on possible flood warnings.
Drier weather is coming, but flooding effects are likely to continue for days across portions of western Washington state and northwestern Oregon.
Record flooding in Washington state has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate after torrential rains this week.
Gov. Bob Ferguson and Sen. Patty Murray visited Mount Vernon on Saturday to see firsthand how the city’s floodwall safeguarded more than 200 downtown buildings during this week’s historic flooding.
U.S. Coast Guard crews, including members of Oregon’s Astoria station, pulled off a dramatic helicopter rescue in western Washington on Wednesday after continued heavy flooding stranded four residents in an attic.