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 ...

The Skagit River rose above flood stage near Concrete this evening, reaching 30.8 feet before 10 p.m., and the river was expected to crest at around 31.7 feet before dawn Monday, according to the ...

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 ...

SEATTLE- Another atmospheric river will bring more rain to the region Tuesday through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). This system is expected to bring less rainfall to ...

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.