Photo gallery: Flooding across Western Washington

Summary

Rivers swelled and poured out onto the street in much of the region from Sultan, Wash. to areas surrounding Mount Rainier National Park. Many rushed to stack sandbag while others fled to higher ground, animals in tow.

Story Published: Nov 12, 2008 at 5:46 PM PST

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 4:35 AM PST

Photo gallery: Flooding across Western Washington

Pat Sprague and Chloe Keating, 7, fill sandbags in preparation for major flooding of the Snoqualmie River in Snoqualmie, Wash. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Mike Kane)

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A submerged car is seen in Sultan, Wash.

 

Image of Mill Pond Road in Snoqualmie by YouNews user Sameekapoo.

 

Image of the swollen Snoqualmie River by YouNews user Sameekapoo.

 

Image of the viewpoint at Snoqualmie Falls by YouNews user Sameekapoo.

 

Image of flooding in Puyallup by YouNews user jessbaker.

 

Image of the swelling Carbon River provided by YouNews user sassyjess01.

 

 

Flooding in Sultan, Image provided by YouNews user Agape.

 

Flooding in Sultan, Image provided by YouNews user Agape.

 

"We're trapped! But we love it!" wrote YouNews user julisa of Snoqualmie.

 

One of several pictures of flooding in Sultan and Gold Bar submitted by Nicole Ballew.

 

The Newaukum River in Onalaska, Image provided by YouNews user tjs.

 

The Newaukum River in Onalaska, Image provided by YouNews user tjs.

 

Larry Criswell, 58, and his dog Littles, came down from their home on high ground outside Sultan, Wash. to check up on the rising flood waters on Main Street in downtown Sultan on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Paul Joseph Brown)

 

Travis Box, 17, rides his skateboard past the sandbagged entrance of a restaurant Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, as floodwaters rise on Main Street in Sultan, Wash. Heavy rains caused the nearby Skyomish River and the Sultan River to flood, which Box said forced him and his family to leave their home. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

 

Students from Sultan High School were released from school Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 to help sandbag downtown Sultan, Wash. (AP Photo/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Paul Joseph Brown)

 

Two of the four zebras owned by Bob Wolfe of Hope Mountain Ranch share one of the stalls at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, Wash. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 made available to residents to place their stock as safe place away from flood waters. (AP Photo/The Herald, Michael O'Leary)

 

A woman watches rising waters of the Snoqualmie River flow over an adjacent road Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, in Snoqualmie, Wash. A rain storm has filled Western Washington rivers again and the National Weather Service is warning of flooding, while officials at Mount Rainier National Park have closed the park due to flooding along a main road. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

 

Jerry Plymire steps over sandbags after helping to prepare the apartment building that he owns for expected floodwaters Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, in Snoqualmie, Wash. A rain storm has filled western Washington rivers again and the National Weather Service is warning of flooding, while officials at Mount Rainier National Park have closed the park due to flooding along a main road. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

 

Joe Allie, 12, rides a bike through floodwaters of the Snoqualmie River covering a nearby road Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, in Snoqualmie, Wash. A rain storm has filled western Washington rivers again and the National Weather Service is warning of flooding, while officials at Mount Rainier National Park have closed the park due to flooding along a main road. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

 

Sultan, Wash., rescue personnel bring a family of four, plus two of their dogs to safety in a Snohomish County rescue boat Wednesday morning Nov. 12, 2008 near Startup, Wash. (AP Photo/The Herald, Dan Bates)