Heavy rain​ has triggered flooding, rescues and road closures in Washington state, with Gov. Bob Ferguson declaring a statewide emergency​.

Washington and Oregon saw heavy rain that impacted local waterways, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle. Areas in Washington experienced at least half an inch of rain per hour.

Washington and Oregon are bracing for major flooding and possible evacuations as an atmospheric river event brings heavy rainfall to an already saturated region

Back-to-back storms have hit the Pacific Northwest, prompting the governor of Washington to declare a state of emergency. Flooding and mudslides have also hit Oregon, and the weather is e3xpected to stay the same for the rest of the week.

Up to a foot of rain has already fallen in the last few days, and more is on the way amid major flooding in Washington state.

Residents packed up and prepared to flee rising rivers in western Washington state Wednesday as a new wave of heavy rain swept into a region still reeling from a heavy storm a day earlier.

Up to 100,000 people in Washington state could be ordered to evacuate amid a threat of "catastrophic" flooding from an atmospheric river event, officials said.

Pacific Northwest residents are bracing for another round of heavy rain after a powerful storm clobbered the region the day before. The first in what is expected to be a series of damaging storms

The Pacific Northwest is expected to see up to seven inches of rain this week, as the eastern United States braces for arctic cold.