SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — A more than century-old dike along the Skagit River is holding after near-record water levels this week , but concerns remain as 75,000 people across Skagit County continue to face evacuation orders amid fears of catastrophic flooding.

More than 100 people — about half of them children — are staying at one Red Cross shelter in Mount Vernon, and the agency is considering opening a third as impacts from one-two punch of an atmospheric river continue.

Here are the areas under evacuation

Dan French brought his wife, two daughters and five cats to the shelter overnight. His home is still dry, but he said he wasn’t willing to risk staying put.

“When you get to that point when they’re saying we recommend you evacuate, we’re not one of those stubborn people who sticks

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