The Skagit River hit about a foot (30 centimeters) shy of the previous record in the mountain town of Concrete Thursday morning, according to the National Water Prediction Service.

Water stopped just short of getting inside Mariah Brosa's raised riverfront home in Concrete, but the raging water still slapped debris against the home and totaled her fiancé's work car, she said.

She filmed the brown water surrounding her home.

Elsewhere, a man driving in saw a herd of elk crossing a flooded football field in Snoqualmie, Washington.

Washington was under a state of emergency Thursday from a barrage of torrential rain that has sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused mudslides to crash down on highways and trapped people in floodwaters. Tens of thousands of residents were under evacuation orders.

Heavy rain continued to fall over parts of the state, prompting rising rivers, road closures, water rescues and suspension of Amtrak trains between Seattle and Vancouver. Rainfall intensity increased in several counties in Washington's Cascade Mountains, which had seen up to 6 inches (15.2 centimeters) of rain in 24 hours. One area, Snoqualmie Pass, picked up an additional 1.7 inches (4.3 centimeters) of rain in six hours, the National Weather Service said.

Emergency management officials urged residents not to drive through standing water. Those who live near rivers were advised to stay alert to evacuation orders.

The heavy rains swelled a creek in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah, pushing water over its banks overnight Thursday and requiring the evacuation of an apartment building as it covered the parking lot.

Residents living along Issaquah Creek used water pumps as rushing floodwaters filled yards. Yellow tape blocked off a hazardous area along the creek.

Issaquah resident Katie Bliss said her home's foundation was safe for now but that a pond had formed in her backyard.

“It’s still scary walking around,” Hannah Bliss said.