"The flooding levels we're looking at are potentially historic in nature," Gov. Bob Ferguson said Thursday afternoon, urging people to listen to official advice and follow evacuation orders.

It originates from flood recurrence intervals set in the 1960s when the floodplain maps used today by insurance companies and the Federal Emergency Management Agency were made, said Western Washington University geology professor Allison Pfeiffer.

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Days of torrential rain in western Washington caused historic floods that stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges, and damaged homes.

Several small Whatcom County cities near the Canadian border were evacuated as the Nooksack River, fueled by persistent rain, flooded.

The Mud Mountain Dam, located east of Tacoma just outside Pierce County, is one of five dams managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to battle historic flooding in western Washington that was easing in local areas Friday.

Rising waters in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have "not meant good news" for farmers in a part of the province still recovering from devastating floods four years ago, the B.C'.s agriculture minister said on Friday.

All residents living within the 100-year floodplain of the Skagit Valley were ordered to leave, as the Snohomish and Skagit rivers reached historic levels. Dozens of people have been rescued from rising floodwaters, and the National Weather Service expects risk to life and property to be “catastrophic.”