Arctic air sweeps south as residents of the Pacific Northwest remain on guard after severe flooding
Source: AP
By MARTHA BELLISLE
Updated 4:18 PM CST, December 13, 2025
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MONROE, Wash. (AP) — A blast of arctic air swept south from Canada and spread into parts of the northern U.S., while residents of the Pacific Northwest braced for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.
The catastrophic flooding forced thousands of people to evacuate, including Eddie Wicks and his wife, who live amid sunflowers and Christmas trees on a Washington state farm next to the Snoqualmie River. As they moved their two donkeys to higher ground and their eight goats to their outdoor kitchen, the water began to rise much quicker than anything they had experienced before.
As the water engulfed their home Thursday afternoon, deputies from the King County Sheriff’s Office marine rescue dive unit were able to rescue them and their dog, taking them on a boat the half-mile (800 meters) across their field, which had been transformed into a lake. The rescue was captured on video.
The danger is not over in Pacific Northwest
Another round of rain and wind is in store for the region as early as late Sunday, forecasters said.
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