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SKAGIT COUNTY — The sun set Thursday over the soggy and worried people of Western Washington while the fast-running Skagit River, full of sediment and debris, swelled.
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
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On Friday at 7:01 p.m. a flood warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until further notice for Clackamas and Marion counties.
The urgency went up a notch in Mount Vernon Thursday night, amidst concerns about whether the levees and dikes will be able to hold a record crest.
A flood evacuation warning along the Yakima and Naches rivers will stay in place into next week because of more rain in the forecast, officials said Friday.
"The tidal overflow threat continues to decrease as the tide lowers and rainfall rates diminish. Thus the Coastal Flood Advisory will be allowed to expire," states the National Weather Service.
The NWS Pendleton OR issued an updated flood warning at 2:09 a.m. on Tuesday in effect until Friday at 10:52 p.m. for Yakima County.
The Skagit River is predicted to crest at more than 47 feet near the town of Concrete, north of Seattle, 15 inches above the threshold for a major flooding event.
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