Washington communities underwater as atmospheric river brings record floods

Published on: 12/12/2025

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Bryce Humerickhouse leaps from the deck of his rental house into flood waters that surround the house in Hamilton, Wash., after clearing out some valuables Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP) AP A vehicle drives through floodwaters on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Kent, Wash. (Nick Wagner/The Seattle Times via AP) AP Some residential streets in downtown Snoqualmie, Wash., have standing water, Thursday morning, Dec. 11, 2025, as the downtown braces for a third crest of the Snoqualmie River later. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times via AP) AP Joselyn Rosas, 7, hugs her mother Norma Rosas as they look at the flooded Three Rivers Mobile Home Park where they live along the Snohomish River in Monroe, Wash., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Karen Ducey/The Seattle Times via AP) AP Roads are covered with floodwater in Snohomish County, Wash., along the Stillaguamish River, Thursday, Dec. 11, (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP) AP Megan Dascher-Watkins walks through floodwater at her home with her dog Petey, in Stanwood, Wash., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP) AP Cattle walk through Snoqualmie River floodwaters, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, near Carnation, Wash. (Nick Wagner/The Seattle Times via AP) AP A home is surrounded by flood waters near Twin Rivers Snohomish County Park in Arlington, Wash., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. A cow drinks from the flooded Snohomish River in Snohomish, Wash., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear) AP Deanna and Troy Thomas fill sandbags for their home to keep out water from potential flooding due to heavy rains, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Orting, Wash. (AP Photo/John Froschauer) AP Christopher Sierra, a Boulder Creek landscaping company employee, helps place sandbags around The Net Drive In at Mount Vernon, Wash., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP) AP Sam Bencomo chases Mocha to try and catch her to put her harness on to transport the horse from Luna Ranch, on Ebey Island, Wash., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, as an evacuation order was issued due to expected high flooding. (Karen Ducey/The Seattle Times via AP) AP Mount Vernon city employees install a flood wall in downtown Mount Vernon, Wash., with the Skagit River flooding Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP) AP Children play at a flooded street Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Auburn, Wash. (AP Photo/John Froschauer) AP The flooding Snoqualmie River has closed NE 124th St., which connects W. Snoqualmie Valley Rd. NE on the Redmond side, and SR-203 on the Duvall and Carnation side, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, near Novelty, Wash. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times via AP) AP Water from the Skagit River reaches a flood wall on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear) AP Katie Gomez, who lives on Highway 20, watches water rush into her front yard near Lyman, Wash., Wed., Dec. 9, 2025, after she and her roommates were moving vehicles to higher ground at a friend's house to protect them from flooding. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP) AP Volunteers load sandbags into a vehicle to prepare for major flooding expected along the Skagit River Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) AP A car drives through a flooded South 277th Street, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Auburn Wash. (AP Photo/John Froschauer) AP A police officer blocks a flooded street Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Auburn, Wash. (AP Photo/John Froschauer) AP Water from the Skagit River flood a park on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear) AP

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — National Guard troops went door-to-door early Friday to evacuate a farming city north of Seattle as severe flooding throughout Western Washington stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped homes from their foundations.

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