On Tuesday at 1:36 a.m. EST a lakeshore flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid from 11 p.m. EST until Wednesday 4 a.m. EST for Keweenaw County.

At 12:11 p.m. on Monday, the NWS Seattle WA released an updated flash flood warning in effect until 9 p.m. for King County.

Mount Vernon’s floodwall withstood last week’s deluge, showing how federal flood maps can be key. So why haven’t maps in Skagit County been updated in decades?

At 1:36 a.m. EST on Tuesday, the National Weather Service released a lakeshore flood advisory valid for Wednesday between 3 a.m. EST and 10 a.m. EST for Alger and Luce counties.

The NWS says a series of weather systems will bring an estimated 2 to 6 inches of rain to western Washington through Wednesday. Officials say urban and small stream flooding is possible for areas with poor drainage, and saturated soils are at increased risk for landslides and debris flows.

On Monday at 11:16 a.m. a flood warning was released by the NWS Spokane WA valid from 2 p.m. until Thursday 2:31 a.m. for Chelan County.

BURLINGTON, Washington, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Residents and emergency crews in towns along the rain-engorged Skagit River in western Washington state braced on Friday for potential levee failures while National Guard troops assisted in evacuations after days of severe flooding in the Pacific Northwest.