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

With Christmastown and holiday lights events canceled for the weekend, Leavenworth residents focus on flood recovery.

Record flooding in Washington state has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate after torrential rains this week.

Thousands of residents in western Washington were given evacuation orders this week as flood waters rose from local rivers. Helicopters and boats were deployed to help people who were trapped before they could get out.

Burlington, Wash. — Record floodwaters began slowly receding in Washington state on Friday after triggering evacuations, inundating communities and prompting dramatic rescues from rooftops and vehicles. But authorities warned that waters would still be high for days, and that danger from potential levee failures remained.

The NWS Seattle WA released a flood watch at 2:18 p.m. on Saturday valid from Monday 10 a.m. until Thursday 4 p.m. The watch is for Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce,

Gov. Bob Ferguson and Sen. Patty Murray visited Mount Vernon on Saturday to see firsthand how the city’s floodwall safeguarded more than 200 downtown buildings during this week’s historic flooding.

More than 100,000 residents were told to leave their homes across Washington State this week as rivers overflowed.