Washington state residents are bracing for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.

The Seattle area will see patchy fog with rain that persists into the afternoon then drops off a bit before picking up again later Thursday evening.

Flood water is continuing to keep people from their homes and drivers off some major highways in western Washington.

National Guard troops went door-to-door early Friday to evacuate a farming city north of Seattle as severe flooding throughout western Washington stranded families on

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

When Eddie Wicks and his wife went to bed in their house next to the Snoqualmie River on a Washington state farm known for its sunflower mazes and Christmas trees, they weren’t too worried about the flooding heading their way.

Tens of thousands of people evacuated their homes as rivers throughout the Puget Sound region rose to historic levels Thursday, and scores more Washingtonians needed rescue or entire communities were cut off.

"The only clothes I got is just my pajamas," 7-year-old Jocelyn Rosas told CBS News' Carter Evans, as flooding devastated parts of Washington state.