Record floodwaters have slowly started receding in Washington state. But authorities warned that waters would remain high for days.

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

Flood water is continuing to keep people from their homes and drivers off some major highways in western Washington.

A foot and a half of rain pushed the water levels of at least four rivers in Washington, including the Skagit River, to hit record highs, surpassing some of their previous records set over 35 years ago.

Record floodwaters are slowly receding in Washington state after triggering evacuations, inundating communities and prompting dramatic rescues from rooftops and vehicles.

Washington is prone to intense spells of fall rainfall, but these storms have been exceptional, and more rain is on the way this weekend.

Heavy rain continued to fall over parts of the state Thursday morning, prompting road closures, water rescues and suspension of Amtrak trains between Seattle and Vancouver.

An atmospheric river-fuelled storm is soaking Western Washington and other parts of the Pacific Northwest, bringing heavy rain and snowfall that’s resulted in flooding, road closures and emergency evacuations.

FOX Weather Meteorologist Steve Bender covers the major river flooding plaguing Washington state ahead of another round of rain scheduled to soak the Pacific Northwest next week.

Tens of thousands of residents in western Washington are facing potential evacuation orders as another round of heavy rain drops on the region