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applegrove

(130,314 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2025, 12:11 PM Dec 12

Vibes to those in Washington State and the Province of British Columbia:

Be safe.

Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic. https://to.pbs.org/3MXJCB6
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) 2025-12-12T17:07:04.851898295Z

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Vibes to those in Washington State and the Province of British Columbia: (Original Post) applegrove Dec 12 OP

The rivers should recede today. maxsolomon Dec 12 #1

So sad. applegrove Dec 12 #2

Will take more than one or two days, I think... Wounded Bear Dec 12 #3

I'm just going off the predicted Skagit flow charts I saw this morning. maxsolomon Dec 12 #4

maxsolomon

(38,206 posts)

1. The rivers should recede today.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 12:40 PM

Dec 12

It's not going to be pretty.

Access to the Cascades is going to be devastated. Many forest roads with washouts or slides will never be rebuilt. I expect multiple campgrounds to be utterly destroyed.