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  • caption: Natascha Cooper, who evacuated from Snohomish with her horse, Willow, stands in a stall on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe.

    Have you been impacted by recent flooding in Western Washington? KUOW wants to hear from you

    KUOW’s newsroom wants to hear from Western Washingtonians who have been affected by recent historic flooding. Were you prepared? If you had to evacuate, have you been able to return? Did you help or get help from a neighbor? Help our newsroom tell the story of how your community is experiencing the floods and what it will need as the recovery and cleanup begins.

  • caption: Student volunteers from Nooksack Valley High School, Henry Nonhoff, 14, left, and Violet Hunt, 17, right, remove insulation from a flooded crawl space on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, in Sumas.

    Live updates: More than 100,000 still without power in Western Washington amid severe weather

    Hundreds have evacuated in south King County after a flood barrier failed. More than 100,000 are without power in Western Washington due to high winds and fallen trees as of Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service has upgraded what was previously a winter storm warning in the Cascades to a blizzard warning through 12 p.m. on Wednesday. Gov. Ferguson on Tuesday pledged $3.5 million from the state budget to assist people impacted by recent historic flooding. Roughly 13,000 people in Western Washington remain under evacuation advisories across King, Snohomish, Skagit, Lewis, Chelan, and Yakima counties. One person drowned Tuesday morning after driving on a flooded roadway in Snohomish. It marks the first flood-related death since a series of atmospheric rivers moved into the region last week. Areas affected by heavy rainfall are at an increased risk of landslides and mudslides. Officials have advised visitors of burned areas to take extra precautions. The Trump administration on Friday approved Washington state’s appeal for federal disaster assistance, quelling some anxiety over whether the state would receive federal assistance. View KUOW's developing list of flooding resources here. See flood updates from Thursday, Dec. 11 here.
  • caption: Homes are shown surrounded by floodwater following consecutive atmospheric rivers on Thursday, December 11, 2025, near Mount Vernon.

    Live updates: Historic flooding in Western Washington

    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.