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 rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped homes from their foundations.

A report was issued from the NWS Pendleton OR on Friday at 8:11 p.m. for snow and flooding until 10:15 p.m. The alert is for Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley, Simcoe Highlands, Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest and Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest.

A quick‑moving winter system is expected to bring snow to the Washington, D.C., region this weekend as bitter cold temperatures continue to grip the area.

Authorities are going door-to-door in South Prairie, Washington, in Pierce County, urging residents to leave their homes immediately as water rises there. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office previously said that at least 25 people have been rescued in the county since Wednesday, including in South Prairie.

An atmospheric river-fuelled storm is soaking Western Washington and other parts of the Pacific Northwest, bringing heavy rain and snowfall that’s resulted in flooding, road closures and emergency evacuations.

Western Washingtonians woke up to rain and gray skies on Sunday morning as the region braces for an atmospheric river starting Monday. Here's what we know.

Meteorological winter starts on Dec. 1. Yet, winter doesn't officially begin until the winter solstice, which is on Dec. 21, just after 7 a.m.

While the torrential downpour caused by an atmospheric river has slowed down, rivers and waterways continue to rise and flood in the state.

Olympic and Cascade mountains are expected to see 8 to 10 inches of rain, while rivers such as Snoqualmie and Skykomish are set to experience major flooding.