Over a dozen rescues in Snohomish County after record flooding on Stilly

EVERETT — Looking out from the sandbagged walls near the Stanwood railroad tracks, you would think you were in Puget Sound.

Around 3 a.m., the town was hit by floodwater through the viaduct that travels under Highway 532, Stanwood Mayor Sid Roberts said.

“There’s a wall of water along the edge of our town and several roads are underwater,” Roberts said.

Communities near the mouth of the Stillaguamish River remained flooded Wednesday in the aftermath of a major rainstorm. Emergency crews responded to at least 13 rescues, said Scott North, spokesperson for the county’s Department of Emergency Management.

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Snohomish County issues ‘emergency proclamation” following record flood

EVERETT — Snohomish County issued an “emergency proclamation” for the record flooding on the Stillaguamish River and elsewhere around the region.

The proclamation opens up “public funds to take reasonable and prudent measures ensuring the safety of residents and waives some administrative requirements in order to expedite response efforts,” according to a press release Thursday morning.

The order comes from the county’s executive branch. It was signed Wednesday, as communities at the mouth of the Stillaguamish remained flooded by a major storm.

Upriver, towns along Highway 530 and the Mountain Loop Highway saw 6 inches of rain. After reaching a record high water mark around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday in Arlington, over 2 feet above a major flood stage, the river began receding. Fortunately, the Puget Sound tide had already been going out for two hours, and the two bodies of water weren’t reaching their peak at the same time.

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