NEWS
(SKAGIT COUNTY)- Skagit County households affected by recent flooding can begin to dispose of debris for free on Friday, December 19th, at the Skagit County Recycling and Transfer Station, located at 14104 Ovenell Road in Mount Vernon. The site operates Monday through Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., according to a news release from the county. The facility will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Items accepted at the transfer station for free by households affected by flooding: - Drywall - Insulation - Flooring/Carpet - Furniture - Appliances - Similar household items - Select household (read more)
(SKAGIT COUNTY)- The U.S. National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for Skagit County early Monday morning, which will remain in effect until Thursday afternoon, December 18th. The Flood Warning for the Skagit River in Mount Vernon and Concrete is still in effect. Additionally, a Wind Advisory is in effect until 10:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15th, and a High Wind Watch will be in effect from Tuesday, December 16th through the morning of Wednesday, December 17th. A series of weather systems is expected to bring moderate to heavy rainfall now through Wednesday, resulting in sharp rises in (read more)
(SKAGIT COUNTY)- The Skagit River has crested in Concrete and Mount Vernon at historic levels, leading to vast flooding across the Skagit Valley. The river crested at 41.1 feet in Concrete on Thursday at 6:45 a.m. and at 37.73 feet in Mount Vernon on Friday at 12:15 a.m., according to a news release from the county. Flooding along Gages Slough led to additional evacuation notices in the City of Burlington on Friday morning. As floodwaters recede, Skagit County urges residents to proceed with caution. Residents may return home if routes are open and safe for travel and their home is not (read more)
(WASHINGTON)– FEMA announced Friday that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Washington to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides beginning on December 9, 2025, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population and to provide appropriate assistance to save lives, to protect property, public health and safety and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, (read more)
(NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND)- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Station SAR Whidbey based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island rescued two stranded men east of Fall City in King County on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Both men, a 71-year-old trapped atop his car, the other, a 31-year-old man in a tree, were both stranded in waters following the recent storm that cause widespread flooding damage in Western Washington, according to a news release from NAS Whidbey Island. State Authorities reached out to NAS Whidbey Island’s SAR team for assistance as local rescue units were unable to reach the stranded (read more)