Atmospheric River Sparks Immediate Evacuations
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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.
Several rivers hit record-breaking water levels after significant rainfall pummeled the Pacific Northwest this week.
Tens of thousands of residents in Washington were poised to evacuate, as days of heavy rain sends rivers bursting over their banks.
It has been a mad scramble in Kent all afternoon, after the Green River jumped its banks near the West Valley Highway.
For Puyallup residents, if you live in an area that is prone to flooding, please take precautionary action now to avoid damage to your property,” the police department posted on social media.