Residents were evacuated as homes and vehicles were seen submerged in the northwestern state after an atmospheric river smacked the region on Tuesday.
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Governor Bob Ferguson told the public he was 'requesting an ny local police ice restrictions expedited emergency declaration from the federal government' and has activated the state’s national guard to respond to flooding. Rainfall from the storm could reach 2in to 4in across lower elevations and 10in cason wallace higher up in the Cascades, alongside 45mph gusts of wind and temperatures up to the mid-50s F
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