County Executive Satal Sidhu signed an emergency proclamation Tuesday afternoon, a step that allows agencies to provide victim assistance.

Over a foot of rain has already fallen in the last few days, and more is on the way amid major flooding in Washington state.

Some have seen their homes flood two or three times over the last 15 years and are taking extra precautions to protect their property.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Seattle, Washington, and its surrounding areas following the breach of the Green River Levee. The service warned that life-threatening conditions may be experienced in Kent,

Drone video from the Nooksack River at Slater Road shows a field of water. The flooding heavily impacts Lummi Nation, as there is now only one access point onto the land.

“Due to the rising water levels in the Snohomish river adjacent to the shelter, the Everett Animal Shelter is at significant risk of flooding,” Everett Animal Shelter in Everett, Washington said. “Out of an abundance of caution, we will be initiating a temporary evacuation of the animals to ensure their safety and well-being.”

Unprecedented flooding is driving tens of thousands of people from their homes. Local authorities are sharing resources, and the state is asking for federal aid.

As of Thursday, Dec. 11, a total of 14 Washington counties were under a flood watch, while five counties in Washington were under a flood warning. Residential flooding in Sumas, Wash., on Dec. 10, 2025. Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald

Maddy Crerar and her daughter stood at pavement’s edge, where Slater Road disappeared beneath the swollen Nooksack River. A quarter-mile of the rural road — the primary access to the coastal Lummi Indian Reservation in Washington’s Whatcom County, just south of the Canadian border — was submerged.

The Whatcom County Public Works office provided free sand and empty sandbags to residents to help hold back flooding as an ongoing atmospheric river drenched northern Washington on Wednesday0.This footage taken by Krista Kenner shows people filling sandbags in Bellingham,

"Catastrophic" flooding is expected to hit parts of Skagit, Snohomish and King counties as rivers swell and the region is drenched in rain.

Bellingham measured 1.24 inches on Tuesday as wind and rain from an unrelenting series of storms hit Western Washington.