The Skagit River crested Friday morning in Mount Vernon above major flood stage and flooding was expected to continue through Saturday morning.
The Skagit River on Thursday reached its highest level in 11 years, making things difficult for residents of Concrete and Hamilton on Thanksgiving.
The National Weather Service said the river at Concrete reached 36.56 feet just after 2 p.m. Thursday. That's the highest it's been since at least 2006. The river fell below flood stage in the area on Friday morning.
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"The water just came so fast. We tried to leave with our van, and it started floating. It filled with water," said Sandi Potter, whose family lives in Hamilton. "We just couldn't stay anymore so I called 911. I didn't know what else to do."
Potter says several volunteer firefighters came to their rescue.
"We just waded out to them, climbed onto the top of the fire truck, and they took us to the cafe. Then the ambulance came and got us and brought us here," said Potter.
KING 5 met Potter, her family, and their pets at an emergency shelter set up by The American Red Cross.
That shelter is located at the Hamilton First Baptist Church at 797 Hamilton Cemetery Road. It is open to anyone needing shelter or assistance due to flooding and evacuations.
The Skagit County Department of Emergency Management estimated a worst case scenario in which 250 people might be displaced by flooding in that area.
Multiple rivers remained under a flood warning Friday.
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