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Seattle Now

WA farmers expect floods, but nothing this catastrophic

Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

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4.7670 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The damage from last week's flooding is catastrophic. Thousands of people have been displaced and are unsure of what remains.  For Washington farmers, water and rivers are essential. But uncontrolled, water can also quickly destroy much of their hard work. We’ll hear more about the flood’s effect on Washington’s small farms.

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Hey good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. The damage from last

0:50.1

week's flooding is catastrophic. Thousands of people have been displaced, unsure of what remains.

0:56.7

For Washington farmers, water and rivers are essential, but uncontrolled water can quickly

1:02.3

destroy much of their hard work.

1:04.8

We'll hear more about the flood's effect on Washington's small farms in a minute, but first,

1:09.7

let's get you caught up.

1:20.3

It's hard to believe, but this rain is not over yet. The National Weather Service expects active wet, windy weather through Wednesday. People in Auburn were forced to evacuate late

1:26.2

Sunday threatened by the rising green river.

1:29.3

More rain also likely means more risk of landslides, mudslides, and flooding as mountain dams release water to free up reservoir space.

1:38.3

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