Well, this morning, on Facebook, I saw something I've never seen before. A Crisis Response Facebook posting where Facebook Friends in the area affected by the record-breaking Washington floods can mark themselves as safe, or not in the affected area.
The Skagit River crested in Mount Vernon, sometime after midnight. I have not yet been able to learn if the flood crested over the floodwall, flooding downtown Mount Vernon.
The majority of my life was lived in Western Washington. During that time I experienced many floods. But, nothing like this one. Schools closed, stores closed, massive evacuations.
I talked to Linda Lou, yesterday. I asked what the rain was like, which is being called an Atmospheric River, that produced this massive flooding.
Linda Lou told me the rain was heavier than any she has ever experienced. That she drove from Mount Vernon to Burlington, in the downpour, with traffic moving about 5 miles per hour.
In a couple hours I will try to reach my little brother, hoping to find out that the flooding of the Skagit Flats did not reach his abode, or nephew Joey's, next door to brother Jake.
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