Flooding in Washington forces evacuations
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Heavy rainfall is soaking Western Washington, leading to road closures, evacuations and more.
Authorities are going door-to-door in South Prairie, Washington, in Pierce County, urging residents to leave their homes immediately as water rises there. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office previously said that at least 25 people have been rescued in the county since Wednesday, including in South Prairie.
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.
The National Weather Service in Seattle issued a Flood Watch for western Washington due to expected heavy rain.
On Tuesday, Dec. 9, Washington and Oregon saw heavy rain that impacted local waterways, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.
A flood emergency is underway in western Washington as a second surge of heavy rain is causing rivers across the region to rise.Many are expected to crest on T
The Seattle area will see patchy fog with rain that persists into the afternoon then drops off a bit before picking up again later Thursday evening.
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Historic Flooding Prompts WA Governor to Declare Emergency
As floodwaters swelled around Washington, threatening low-lying communities along rivers, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a statewide emergency declaration on Wednesday. Ferguson says he’ll also seek an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government in response to the flooding,
Pacific Northwest residents braced for another round of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations on Wednesday after a powerful storm clobbered the region a day earlier, swelling rivers, closing roads and prompting high water rescues.