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  ‘Depressed, stressed, and under the weather.’ Washington families take refuge at emergency flood shelters

  Hundreds of families across Washington state have had to leave their homes because of catastrophic river flooding. Many have found a warm place to sleep at emergency, congregate shelters.

  • Casey Martin
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  Hundreds evacuate in south King County as flood barrier fails

  Hundreds of people in Auburn and Pacific — in the south end of King County — were forced to leave their homes early Tuesday morning because of the flooding White River.

  • Casey Martin
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  'It felt like a movie.' Whatcom County couple watched as their house was swept down the river

  Mike Khazak and Sarah Hansen rushed to save themselves, their dogs, and their goats last week as their home in Deming, Washington, was swept into the Nooksack River. The dramatic moment was captured in a viral video that circulated across the country and around the world.

  • Kim Malcolm
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  Army takeover of Skagit dams lowers flood waters

  The Army Corps of Engineers was able to reduce flooding on the Skagit River with emergency operations of two hydropower dams upstream.

  • John Ryan
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  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.

  • KUOW Staff
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  How WA property owners can get financial relief after the flood

  More than 100,000 Washington residents have been advised to evacuate their homes in the wake of catastrophic flooding across the region. That’s about double the number of Washington homes and businesses that are covered by flood insurance.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  Live updates: Tens of thousands still without power in Western Washington — but more wind ahead

  The number of Western Washingtonians still without power sits at just under 60,000 as of Thursday morning, a day after high winds and fallen trees caused outages for hundreds of thousands. But more outages could be on the way, as the National Weather Service has issued wind advisories in my counties throughout the region. Flood warnings remain in place for some rivers as of Thursday morning, including the Cedar River in Renton, the Green River near Auburn, the White River in parts of Pierce and King counties, the Snohomish River at Snohomish, and the Skagit River near Mount Vernon. Gov. Ferguson on Tuesday pledged $3.5 million from the state budget to assist people impacted by recent historic flooding. 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 last week 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.

  • KUOW Staff
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  Western Washington faces 'catastrophic' flooding as two atmospheric rivers dump heavy rain

  Western Washington braced for what the National Weather Service in Seattle called “catastrophic” conditions Wednesday as an atmospheric river drenched the state.

  • Noel Gasca
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  Cleaning leaf-clogged bike lanes on Seattle’s Eastside — using bike power

  Fall in the Seattle area means lots of leaves in bike lanes. Slippery, soggy leaves can be dangerous on two wheels. Now, volunteers in Kirkland have a clever, new tool to clean bike lanes from the seat of a bike.

  • Casey Martin
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  'I thought he was dead.' Crabbing crew recount dramatic rescue off Washington coast

  Marcus Cole, the co-owner of the crabbing vessel "Lady Nancy," has been fishing the waters off the coast of Washington state since 1999. Monday morning, he and his crew heard a distress call from a boat called the Abby C. The coordinates placed them near the entrance of Grays Harbor.

  • Gabriel Spitzer

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