Crews use sandbags to shore up levee breach near Seattle
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Washington state residents are bracing for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.
On December 10, 2025, Governor Bob Ferguson hit the emergency button for the whole state as a monster atmospheric river dumped record rain. Rivers everywhere swelled at once, pushing levees to the breaking point in a nail-biting 24-48 hours.