Much of Western Washington is now considered at high risk for landslides after days of near-constant rainfall.

In the past 72 hours alone, more than 6 inches of rain fell in Marblemount, Skagit County, and Snoqualmie Falls. Over 8 inches fell in Auburn and Stampede Pass near Interstate 90. The Seattle area has seen over 4 inches accumulate in the last week.

The National Weather Service warns that, amid record flooding and as much as 12 inches of rainfall in some places, the deeply saturated earth is poised to create additional hazards. King County landslide hazard areas The areas marked in orange were identified by King County as places that could face severe landslide risk under the county’s Sensitive Areas Ordinance, according to a map compiled in 2010 using a variety of data from c

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