One person killed after drowning on flooded road amid historic inundation, levee failures across Washington

Levee breaks amid life-threatening flooding

EVACUATION ZONE: FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray is successful King County, WA wherever a levee broke amid life-threatening flooding. Evacuation orders person been issued passim the area.

SNOHOMISH, Wash. – A antheral drowned aft helium drove his car onto a flooded road, conscionable southbound of Snohomish, Washington, arsenic the authorities grapples with the aftermath of historical flooding.

The Snohomish County Sheriff's Department said the operator seemingly drove past a posted roadworthy closure motion and rapidly became submerged successful astatine slightest 6 feet of h2o astir 1:30 a.m. section time.

SECOND LEVEE FAILURE IN WASHINGTON AS LATEST ATMOSPHERIC RIVER SLAMS STATE JUST DAYS AFTER HISTORIC FLOODING

SNOHOMISH, WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 14: In an aerial view, a idiosyncratic stands atop of spot engulfed by floodwater connected December 14, 2025 successful Snohomish, Washington. Atmospheric rivers are expected to proceed successful the coming days arsenic bluish Washington continues reeling from historical flooding precocious past week. Mass flooding on the Pacific Northwest caused historical flooding, tens of thousands of evacuations, and dozens of Coast Guard rescues.  

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The driver, a 33-year-old, was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

This is the archetypal reported decease associated with the historical flooding successful Washington, which began past week aft days of relentless rainfall from an atmospheric stream caused wide stream flooding crossed overmuch of the occidental portion of the state.

The flood menace has renewed arsenic different atmospheric stream has begun pounding the region. At slightest 2 levees person failed crossed King County since Monday.

The National Weather Service (NWS) bureau successful Seattle issued a flash flood warning for portion of southwestern King County aboriginal Tuesday morning, aft the bureau said region officials reported that levees astir the White River successful the metropolis of Pacific, Washington were failing.

Another levee failed Monday day on the Green River successful Tukwilla, immoderate 20 miles northbound of Pacific and repairs are underway.

No injures person been reported associated with either levee break.

The Snohomish and Skagit rivers are forecast to instrumentality to mean and perchance scope large flood signifier by Tuesday night.

Last week's flooding resulted successful galore road closures, evacuation orders for thousands of residents and dozens of exigency rescues passim the state.

Gov. Bob Ferguson issued a State of Emergency past Wednesday and President Trump approved Washington's Emergency Declaration, unlocking FEMA catastrophe alleviation funding.

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