SKAGIT COUNTY — Mount Vernon’s emergency floodwall held fast Thursday night and into Friday morning as the rushing and debris-filled Skagit River swelled to record levels, forcing the evacuation of thousands throughout the city’s low-lying areas. Around 1 a.m., the Skagit rose to a record 37.7 feet in Mount Vernon, just over the previous high-water […]
Mount Vernon floodwall holding as crest of flood passes
