Washington state residents are bracing for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.

Drier weather is coming, but flooding effects are likely to continue for days across portions of western Washington state and northwestern Oregon.

After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could.

While the torrential downpour caused by an atmospheric river has slowed down, rivers and waterways continue to rise and flood in the state.

A foot and a half of rain pushed the water levels of at least four rivers in Washington, including the Skagit River, to hit record highs, surpassing some of their previous records set over 35 years ago.

BURLINGTON — Floodwaters began to recede on Friday after historic inundation in Washington state, but the areas hardest hit by flooding could face another wave of atmospheric river next week, and more inundation is looming.

Over a foot of rain has already fallen in the last few days, and more is on the way amid major flooding in Washington state.

After days of torrential rain, the atmospheric river is finally abating over parts of Washington state, but historic river flooding remains. Evacuations are still in effect and ongoing, after Washington Gov.

Another storm is bringing rain and wind early this week to Western Washington as another atmospheric river drenches the state.

Several communities near the Green River in Washington state are still being ordered to evacuate after catastrophic flooding from an atmospheric river system drenched the region.

Gov. Bob Ferguson and other state officials cautioned that more rainfall was expected after rivers hit record flood levels across the region, while residents worried about the long-term future.

The green light came months after Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson chastised the president for denying the state's past disaster aid requests.