Read KUOW's latest coverage of flooding in Western Washington here. "Catastrophic" conditions continue to threaten Western Washington as an atmospheric river sweeps through the Pacific Northwest. 100,000 people in Western Washington have been advised to evacuate from their homes. The National Weather Service said rainfall was expected to peak Wednesday night, while some parts of Skagit County, a densely populated agricultural hub an hour north of Seattle, may not see the worst of the flooding until Thursday or Friday. Flooding is expected to surpass a record set in 1990, when floods caused two human fatalities, over 2,000 evacuations, and more than $100 million in damage, according to a Natural Disaster Survey report. Gov. Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency in response to the intense flooding. Several impacted counties also issued evacuation orders Wednesday afternoon.

‘The worst that I’ve seen it.’ Cedar River floods homes, businesses in southeast King County

Flooding from the Cedar River is forcing people from their homes in parts of southeast King County.

Gina Simmonds fled her Maple Valley home near the river yesterday. Today, her son-in-law waded through the floodwaters engulfing her house to rescue family photographs.

“I put them up high, but I never expected the water in the house to get so high," Simmonds said. “So, then I was afraid the furniture they were on would start floating, and we’d lose them, too.”

    • Wren@lemmy.todayOPMEnglish
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      He’s just the newest mascot for a team who’ve been actively dismantling democracy since the New Deal worked so well in the 40’s. It’s almost like everyone saw civic responsibility, community and social programs make their lives better, looked to communist revolutions happening in other parts of the world, were inspired to ask for more equitability, and the government went and built an entire program for erasing all those good vibes as well as anyone who held onto them.