Historic flooding, rivers cresting, and thousands evacuated

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Historic flooding, rivers cresting, and thousands evacuated

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Washington is experiencing unprecedented flooding.

As a result, Governor Bob Ferguson declared a state of emergency.

He predicts that 100,000 people could face evacuation orders.

Evacuation orders

Level 3 “Leave Now” Evacuation Orders in Sedro-Woolley

Level 3 “Leave Now” Evacuation Orders in Mount Vernon

Skagit County

Orting

Ebey Island

Puyallup

Summer

The forecast: what to expect today

This morning’s rain has mostly subsided, with only a few showers so far. We’ll see more this afternoon and evening, but then that’s it. We will be much drier tomorrow and Saturday.

Many rivers in the region have reached flood stage but will remain above flood stage for another day or two. Some have not yet reached their peak. The impacts around the region’s rivers are enormous, with record flooding around the Skagit, Snohomish and Cedar rivers. Major flooding has occurred or is still occurring in Skykomish, Snoqualmie, Stillaguamish, Tolt, Puyallup, Cowlitz, Nisqually, Nooksack and Issaquah creeks. That makes sense when we see more than a foot of rain in some places.

We should be much drier tomorrow with some spotty showers, but drier or wet weather is ahead. The weather will also be generally dry on Saturday with some sunny breezes. Rivers will decrease after cresting today or early tomorrow, then slowly drop below flood stage tomorrow and early Saturday.

We will see a few showers on Sunday as a weak system passes through. Then, to start next week, the weather will be humid, hot and windy again. We’ll need to watch for heavy rain Monday and Tuesday, then reduce snow levels through Wednesday, which should improve our flooding potential. We will keep an eye on this.

Major flooding is expected on the following rivers with the following river peak times (subject to change with new forecasts):

Snohomish River at Monroe: In major flood phase until Friday evening, with a near-record flood phase Thursday afternoon.
Snohomish River in Snohomish: In major flood phase until early Saturday morning with a record flood peak from Thursday morning until midday Friday.
Skagit River near concrete: In major flood phase with a crest close to a record this morning
Skagit River at Mount Vernon: Major and record flood level tomorrow morning (Friday)
Samish River near Burlington: Crested, descending
Nooksack River in North Cedarville: Record flooding has peaked and is now falling below flood stage this afternoon.
Stillaguamish River at Arlington: The peak is now reaching levels just below record levels, below flood stage later today.
Puyallup River near Orting: At crest, below flood stage later today.
Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie Falls: Cresting Major flood stage this morning, falling below flood stage until tomorrow morning.
Snoqualmie River at Carnation: Major flood level until around dawn Friday.
Tolt River in Carnation: Major flood stage, peaking later this morning and falling below flood stage this afternoon.
Skykomish River at Gold Bar: In major flood until 4 p.m. Thursday, passing below the flood threshold early tomorrow morning.
Cowlitz River at Randle: in major flooding phase until Friday morning, falling below flood stage tomorrow evening
Cedar River in Renton: Exiting the major flood level tomorrow morning, below the flood level Sunday morning.