Skagit County DEM

Anyone who wants a COVID-19 test can now get one at our drive-thru testing site. Anyone. You do not have to have symptoms, or fall into a special category. If you want a test, come to Skagit Valley College between 9am and 4pm Monday through Friday.

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#COVID19 is 10x deadlier than flu. There have been 41% MORE deaths in 1-2 months from COVID-19 in the US so far than during the entire 2018-19 moderately severe flu season. You can help or hurt our community with your actions. Choose to #StayHomeStayHealthy

It’s just allergies, she thought. She’d been through this every year and this time didn’t feel any different. Susanne never had a fever. But she still had COVID-19. Susanne has an important message for all of us. Read about it in our latest blog post: skagitcounty.blog/2020/04/22/rec…

Parenting is hard any day. Parenting in a pandemic? Whoa. Our experts have tips on how to keep your cool in the first episode of our parenting series. vimeo.com/407690967

What do seniors need to know about COVID-19? How can their families and community help them? Join us for the next in our COVID-19 video series: Supporting our Seniors. vimeo.com/405465932

DEM friends: If you're looking for #COVID19 updates, follow our @SkagitGov account. We don't want you to have to guess each day where to get the most up to date info, so we're focusing our efforts there there. You can also find regular updates on NextDoor and Facebook.

River Update: It appears that the Skagit River has crested in Concrete at 30.66 feet at 5:00 PM and is now on its way down. This is below Major Flood levels. For more information: skagitcounty.net/flood Have a safe evening.

For people needing to go to the Red Cross Shelter at Lyman Elementary School and don’t have a ride – please go to the nearest Skagit Transit Bus Stop ASAP. The final Bus Run for the night is scheduled to be in Lyman at 5:05 PM tonight. Evacuees will NOT be charged a bus fare.

The Red Cross will be opening a Shelter at the Lyman Elementary School, 8183 Lyman Ave in Lyman beginning at 4:30 PM today, February 1, 2020 for the Town of Hamilton and others affected by the flood event and power outages. For more info: skagitcounty.net/flood

Skagit River Update A Flood Warning was issued for the Skagit River overnight. Go to skagitcounty.net/flood for more complete flood information or call the Skagit River Hotline at 360-416-1404.

Skagit County is currently under a flood watch. Information on current river levels, preparedness, road closures, and more can be found at skagitcounty.net/flood. Be safe out there!

Due to avalanche risk, we've closed SR 20 east of Newhalem (SR 542 east of Glacier is closed for the same reason). ETA for reopening SR 20 depends on the weather but we anticipate this closure will remain in place through the weekend.

Its never too early to prepare for possible flooding. A Flood Watch will go into effect tomorrow afternoon through Friday afternoon for portions of NW WA & W Central WA. A period of heavy rain Wed-Saturday may cause river flooding for those flowing off the Cascades. #wawx

145 AM Situation Report | Widespread snow across the northern Olympic Peninsula and Whatcom/Skagit Counties at this hour. Snow will push north over the next few hours. Send us your reports! #WAwx

WEATHER TIMELINE Here's a look at the latest thoughts on the timeline of weather events over the next several days. #wawx

MAJOR CHANGES *Band of heavy snow is likely to develop over the Olympic Peninsula & Puget Sound this evening & move N tonight *At this time it appears most snow will fall after the evening commute IMPACTS *Tree damage, power outages, & travel impacts tonight & WED morning #wawx

Do you or someone you know in our community need access to shelter during the cold weather? Information on local cold weather shelters is available on our website: skagitcounty.net/HumanServices/…

⚠️Planning to travel this weekend into next week? It may not be smooth sailing! We're expecting ❄️ to continue in the mountain passes. Lowland ❄️ possible by late weekend into next week. Check @wsdot for the latest information on road conditions! #wawx