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Days of heavy rain pushed waterways to record flood levels in a mountainous region north of Seattle. “Do not wait,” local ...

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An urgent flood threat has emerged in Washington state where atmospheric rivers are set to deliver heavy rain beginning Sunday.

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Skagit County has officially told all residents within the FEMA 100-year floodplain — which includes 75,000 people — to ...

Video out of the Washington state town of Deming shows a house floating down the Nooksack River following days of intense ...

The National Water Center said that "considerable" flooding impacts are expected across the Cascade Foothills to Puget Sound, ...