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Floodwaters flood Northwest states. 3,000 flee
Floodwaters cover southwest Washington and northern Oregon forcing about 3,000 from homes. Three deaths in Washington reported. Oregon deaths linked to weekend storms. I-5 closed 12 miles near Centralia. rail routes washed out. Dikes breached at Skookumchuck River. Centralia faces cresting Chehalis River. Federal aid eyed. damage tallied in King County and beyond.
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Centralia
Wash
Washington
Oregon
Cascade Mountains
Harbor’s
Dennis Morrissette
Grays Harbor
Tacoma
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Department of Emergency Management
Burlington Northern
Amtrak
Booth Gardner
Lewis County
State Emergency Services Department
King County
Weather Service
Nehalem