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The Skagit, and rivers like it, used to flow as a series of braided waterways, said Greg Hood, an ecologist for the Skagit River System Cooperative. When they overflowed, water rushed into floodplains along their banks and stayed there.
Tampering with river basins and destroying ecosystems.
Unmitigated Burning of fossil fuels .
Intensive animal agriculture.
We had the fu** around phase.
Now we are in the finding out phase.
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‘GO NOW’ ordered for all of Skagit floodplain ahead of historic flood
The flood is predicted to crest at Mount Vernon at levels never before recorded, topping the city's floodwall.The Seattle Times
Holy hell Skagit County
If you are on the 100 YEAR floodplain, you should evacuate IMMEDIATELY.
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If you see this and know people up there, make sure they know. I'm tagging Seattle into this because yikes.
#seattle #SkagitCounty #flood #floods #WashingtonState #cascadia #wawx #evacuation
![Seattle Times * KEY UPDATE 10:33 pm
Skagit County residents told to evacuate immediately
[IMAGE: NOAA, NWS Flood Inundation Mapping (Graphic by Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times)]
All Skagit County residents living within the 100-year floodplain should evacuate immediately, county officials advised Wednesday night.
That's everything in yellow in the map above.
The 100-year floodplain includes areas along the Skagit River and most areas in the western part of the county, including parts of Mount Vernon and much of Burlington and Sedro-Woolley.
“LEVEL 3 — GO! ALL RESIDENTS LIVING WITHIN THE 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN SHOULD EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT WAIT,” read the alert from Skagit County officials.](https://plantroon.com/photo/preview/640/780366 "Seattle Times * KEY UPDATE 10:33 pm
Skagit County residents told to evacuate immediately
[IMAGE: NOAA, NWS Flood Inundation Mapping (Graphic by Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times)]
All Skagit County residents living within the 100-year floodplain should evacuate immediately, county officials advised Wednesday night.
That's everything in yellow in the map above.
The 100-year floodplain includes areas along the Skagit River and most areas in the western part of the county, including parts of Mount Vernon and much of Burlington and Sedro-Woolley.
“LEVEL 3 — GO! ALL RESIDENTS LIVING WITHIN THE 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN SHOULD EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT WAIT,” read the alert from Skagit County officials.")
Evacuations ordered across Western WA amid ‘catastrophic’ flooding
"Catastrophic" flooding is expected to hit parts of Skagit, Snohomish and King counties as rivers swell and the region is drenched in rain.The Seattle Times