Advertising In Mount Vernon on Tuesday, thanks to construction of a $30 million flood wall completed in 2016, the swift-running Skagit River — almost a mile across in some areas — was a ...

In 2016, the city of Mount Vernon completed construction of a flood wall aimed at protecting homes and businesses from the capricious waters of the Skagit River, which bisects its quaint downtown.

SKAGIT COUNTY ... the receding Skagit River as it crested much lower than the Major Flood Stage that officials had anticipated. Still, there were other areas of Mt. Vernon where officials closed ...

Skagit River flooding hit its peak in Mount Vernon on Wednesday afternoon, but stopped short of reaching the floodwall that runs through downtown. In Mount Vernon, the river crested at 29.5 feet ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The heavy rain over the past few days caused near-record flooding along the Skagit River near Mount Vernon. The Skagit River's crest was 36.79 feet on Nov. 16 at ...

MOUNT VERNON — The ... to repair an eroding segment of Skagit River levee near Lions Park in Mount Vernon. The work is being done ahead of expected weekend flooding, which as of Thursday ...

The Skagit River crested in Mount Vernon on Tuesday morning, but this time the town was ready to hold back the flood. Marinus Rouw, 84, recalls decades of sandbags. He helped sandbag along the ...

People in Mount Vernon know the strength of the Skagit River ... that’s a fast and mean river out there,” Martin said. If officials are predicting flood waters to get up to around 33 ...

Dave Cornelius s strategy is simple. If the Skagit River tops its banks and his 36-year-old Mount Vernon bookstore starts taking on water, his flood plan will read like A River Runs Through It.

Heavy rain is forecast across Western Washington this weekend, prompting an alert about flooding on the Nooksack River in Whatcom County. This weekend’s storm arrives as temperatures begin to ...