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A driver, believed to be 33-year-old man, was found inside a completely submerged vehicle in Snohomish County and pronounced dead at the scene.
Hundreds of thousands woke up without power on Wednesday after Washington already had two levee failures this week amid major flooding.
At 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, the NWS Portland OR issued a flood watch valid from Thursday 4 a.m. until Saturday 4 a.m. The watch is for South Washington Coast, Willapa and Wahkiakum Lowlands, Willapa Hills,
With roads such as Highway 2 — set to be closed for months — severely damaged or blocked by debris, crews are working 24 hours a day to assess and plan repairs.
Drier weather is coming, but flooding effects are likely to continue for days across portions of western Washington state and northwestern Oregon.
Washington state residents are bracing for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.
More than 500,000 homes and businesses were left in the dark early Wednesday after powerful winds added to days of rain in the flood-ravaged Washington state and parts of Oregon. Here's the latest.