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Robert Ezelle

Robert Ezelle

Director, Washington Emergency Management Division

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Atmospheric river turns Western Washington’s rivers into record-breaking floods

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Coordinating statewide flood response and forecasting worst-hit areas

A 7,000-mile-long atmospheric river has parked over the Pacific Northwest, dumping days of warm rain onto already saturated ground. Rivers from Yakima to the Skagit are surging toward or past record crests, forcing water rescues, cutting off highways, and pushing tens of thousands of people toward higher ground.

Updated Dec 11, 2025