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Washington rivers flood; flood warning still on in some areas

Ferrying supplies to their waterlogged home, members of the Myers family of Snoqualmie, with friend B.J. Willing,  across Falls Avenue Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, during flooding in the downtown district. Water was waist high at Falls Avenue and Newton Street.
 - Seth Truscott / Snoqualmie Valley Record
Ferrying supplies to their waterlogged home, members of the Myers family of Snoqualmie, with friend B.J. Willing, across Falls Avenue Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, during flooding in the downtown district. Water was waist high at Falls Avenue and Newton Street.

Seth Truscott / Snoqualmie Valley Record

Jan 07 2009

Heavy rains and rising temperatures brought flooding and landslides to portions of Western Washington on Wednesday.

More rain is forecast today, but is expected to tail off in most areas by this evening.

Several resources are available to track flooding events in your area including pnwlocalnews.com's weather page:

NOAA river observations and forecasts

• WSDOT traffic alerts

• Twitter, under the search term #waflood and username pnwlocalnews

Pnwlocalnews.com will continue to update this space as more information becomes available. The links below will update automatically as news sources from around the region post new information.

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