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Localized flooding in Washington from another in a series of rainstorms doesn't appear to be as severe as an extreme weather flooding event earlier in the month.
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The Nooksack River registered some of its highest flood levels ever in the recent flooding that authorities now say caused as much as $50 million in damages. But that doesn’t fully account for the impact on salmon runs and habitat restoration work managed by area tribes.
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Damages from flooding last week in northwest Washington’s Whatcom County could reach as high as $50 million, officials said, as forecasters warn that multiple “atmospheric rivers” may drench the Pacific Northwest in the coming days.
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Jose Garcia, 50, was one of the few fatalities from the flood. Garcia was married with four children: three daughters and a son. His children describe him as a loving and hardworking man who did whatever he could to put a smile on their faces. “I just got to stick by my mom’s side,” said Garcia’s son, Luis Garcia, 24. “She’s really hurting. She lost her other half.”
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The floodwaters on the Nooksack River reached record heights this week. Hundreds of homes in communities north of Bellingham were swamped. Violinist Swil Kanim’s RV was one of them. He’s a member of the Lummi Tribe and he spoke with KNKX, as the floodwaters receded around his neighborhood in Ferndale.
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Gov. Jay Inslee says he was stunned to see how much water hit communities in Whatcom County and how fast it came in. He said that he will seek federal aid to help affected communities, and he warned of “a permanent state of attack by the forces of climate change.”
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A flood wall completed in 2018 appears to have saved the city's historic business district from the devastation felt by other communities.
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Heavy rainfall and high winds in Washington on Monday caused flooding and mudslides that forced evacuations, closed schools and part of Interstate 5. More than 158,000 customers were without power in western Washington at one point Monday.
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The U.S. Coast Guard and local authorities used two helicopters and a rescue swimmer to remove 20 people and three dogs from rising waters at an RV park on the Oregon Coast on Friday as heavy rains in the Pacific Northwest caused rivers and creeks to overflow their banks.
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The Chehalis River has flooded 18 times in the past 20 years, sometimes submerging Interstate 5 near Olympia. The local Flood Control Zone District is…