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Another round of closures is hitting the Seattle food scene. On the latest episode, I'll tell you

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Good afternoon from the KUOW Newsroom.

This is Seattle now.

I'm Paige Browning with a roundup of today's top stories.

It's Thursday, December 11th.

Catastrophic conditions continue to threaten Western Washington in the wake of an atmospheric river system that's now moving out of the region.

There is still potential for loss of life. And with so many impacts, we have a special show

tonight focused on the flooding and its effects. Here are the top things to know tonight.

78,000 people in Skagit County are under evacuation orders because the Skagit River is way over its banks and could crest at record heights early tomorrow morning.

In a press conference today, Governor Bob Ferguson said people need to listen to these orders.

We understand that many folks have experienced significant floods in the past and that they may feel they can write it out. The flooding levels we're looking at are potentially historic in nature. And so we just want

to emphasize how serious this situation is. Ferguson has requested an emergency declaration, which

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