Flash flood warnings follow levee breach in Washington
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Washington state under emergency as torrential rain triggers floods, mudslides and evacuations
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.
Between Snohomish PUD and Puget Sound Energy, more than 45,000 customers were without power just before 3 p.m. Over 25,000 of those were PSE customers, including a large portion of the Kitsap Peninsula. The Snohomish PUD outages included parts of Everett, Marysville, and Arlington.
A tree toppled over onto a house in Everett Monday afternoon.It happened on the homeowner's land in the 1400 block of Rainier.
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials ordered immediate evacuations in three south Seattle suburbs Monday after a levee failed following a week of heavy rains. The evacuation order from King County in Washington state covered homes and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Kent, Auburn and Tukwila.
The NWS Spokane WA released a special weather statement at 8:19 a.m. on Sunday until Monday at 9 a.m. The alert is for Central Chelan County, Western Chelan County and Western Okanogan County.
Washington was still under a state of emergency on Saturday after torrential rains swamped communities. Plus, snow and dangerous cold are falling on some in the Midwest and on the East Coast. Nicole Valdes has more from Washington state.
Over the past five days, Grays Harbor County received a total of 16.5 inches of rain - the highest total rainfall recorded in western Washington, according to data from the National Weather Service (NWS). In Jefferson County, a total of 14.44 inches was recorded at Owl Mountain as of 6:30 a.m.
Travelers to Washington State or Oregon should be aware that heavy rainfall caused dangerous flooding.