MOUNT VERNON—Governor Bob Ferguson on Thursday urged Washington residents facing flooding to immediately evacuate if ordered, stressing the “very, very serious situation” posed by what he described as potentially historic and unpredictable waters across the state as a result of the atmospheric river that slammed the Pacific Northwest.

“This is obviously a statewide emergency impacting communities from Lewis County to Yakima to right here,” Gov. Ferguson said during a press conference at Skagit Valley College, flanked by emergency officials and local Representatives.

The National Weather Service’s is a warning of “potentially catastrophic” conditions with “significant loss of life” that is still in place because of the atmospheric river.

Approximately half of Skagit County’s entire 150,0

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