Flooding In Skagit County, Washington Displaced Many On Thanksgiving

The rain across western Washington has caused flooding all across Skagit county. The Skagit River reached its highest level in 11 years Thursday causing major flooding in the towns of Hamilton, Mount Vernon, and Concrete. Skagit County Emergency Management says more than 250 people have been displaced. Several dozen families were forced to leave their homes in Hamilton on Thanksgiving night. “We didn’t get a lot that we needed, we didn’t get any blankets or clothes,” said a tearful Sandi Potter as she wrapped her son and herself around a Red Cross blanket outside the First Baptist Church where the Red Cross has set up a shelter.