Esco Bell walked the length of Mount Vernon’s 1.7-mile floodwall just after midnight on Friday, watching the water creep up to the brim of the only barrier separating the surging Skagit River from the ...

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — As evacuation orders are in effect for tens of thousands of residents, Skagit County has opened up numerous emergency shelters amid potential "catastrophic" flooding in the area ...

Major flooding is expected in Skagit County from Wednesday afternoon through Friday evening. According to a news release from the county Department of Emergency Management, the Skagit River is ...

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — Monica Mendez stands on her back deck and looks out at the feet of water in her backyard. “The water was coming so fast everything was floating, like, so high, so fast,” she ...

Authorities have told everyone within the Skagit River’s 100-year flood plain to evacuate ahead of rapidly rising floodwaters. Communities including Burlington, La Conner, Lyman and Hamilton, as well ...

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — A more than century-old dike along the Skagit River is holding after near-record water levels this week, but concerns remain as 75,000 people across Skagit County continue to ...

Counties throughout Western Washington have issued immediate orders to evacuate as catastrophic floodwaters threaten riverside and low-lying communities Thursday. An estimated 100,000 Washington ...

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. – Governor Bob Ferguson held a second press conference addressing the severe flooding in Skagit County on Thursday. Ferguson emphasized his efforts in securing federal emergency ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. The NWS Seattle WA released an ...

Catastrophic flooding continues to threaten Washington. Around 100,000 people in Western Washington have been advised to evacuate. Hundreds of Washington National Guard members have been tapped to ...

Listen to the Evacuation Orders! Around 78,000 people live in the Skagit River's flood plain. While the rain has lessened, flood waters are still accumulating. The water level is rising in the river ...