Overview
- More than 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate in western Washington, with National Guard teams conducting door-to-door evacuations in Burlington.
- Roughly 400 Guard members are mobilized statewide, and about 1,000 Burlington residents fled overnight as floodwaters entered homes.
- Officials report dozens of rescues and no confirmed fatalities as rivers such as the Skagit and Cedar reach historic levels.
- Transportation has been heavily disrupted, with around 20 state highways closed across 11 counties and significant damage reported on US 12 and US 2.
- Another atmospheric river is forecast to arrive late Sunday into Monday, while the emergency declaration starts FEMA’s process, which can reimburse at least 75% of eligible public costs but does not guarantee funding.