From the Yakima Herald-Republic Online News.

Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009

Wild weather gallery, Jan. 8, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

While Yakima was spared much of the damage caused by the storm that ripped across Washington on Tuesday night, residents around the state coped with flooding and mudslides.
Sandy and Ron Swenson rescue one of their three dogs and two puppies after the flooding, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 in Tacoma, Wash. They evacuated late Wednesday night returning for their pets in the morning. More than 30,000 people were urged to leave their flood-endangered western Washington homes as snowmelt and rain swelled rivers and caused mudslides and avalanches that engulfed neighborhoods and roadways.
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Sandy and Ron Swenson rescue one of their three dogs and two puppies after the flooding, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 in Tacoma, Wash. They evacuated late Wednesday night returning for their pets in the morning. More than 30,000 people were urged to leave their flood-endangered western Washington homes as snowmelt and rain swelled rivers and caused mudslides and avalanches that engulfed neighborhoods and roadways.
Buddy Chambers pulls a waterlogged boat from his flooded home in Tacoma, Wash. on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009.
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Buddy Chambers pulls a waterlogged boat from his flooded home in Tacoma, Wash. on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009.
Centralia and Chelalis in western Washington were inundated by floodwaters Thursday, Jan. 8< 2009.
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Centralia and Chelalis in western Washington were inundated by floodwaters Thursday, Jan. 8< 2009.
Orting residents who were volunteering to fill sandbags stopped to help a driver who had become stuck in the thick mud as he tried to pull in to retrieve his load of sandbags Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 as Issaquah Creek flooded due to heavy rain and melting snow in Orting.
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Orting residents who were volunteering to fill sandbags stopped to help a driver who had become stuck in the thick mud as he tried to pull in to retrieve his load of sandbags Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 as Issaquah Creek flooded due to heavy rain and melting snow in Orting.
In this photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation, a member of Kittitas County Search and Rescue surveys the damage caused by a huge mud and snow slide at the Summit East ski area at Snoqualmie Pass near Hyak on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. The slide damaged ski lift towers and several homes, but no injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Washington State Department of Transportation)
In this photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation, a member of Kittitas County Search and Rescue surveys the damage caused by a huge mud and snow slide at the Summit East ski area at Snoqualmie Pass near Hyak on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. The slide damaged ski lift towers and several homes, but no injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Washington State Department of Transportation)
This photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation shows buildings damaged by a huge mud and snow slide at the Summit East ski area at Snoqualmie Pass near Hyak, Wash., on Jan. 7, 2009. The slide damaged ski lift towers and several homes, but no injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Washington State Department of Transportation)
This photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation shows buildings damaged by a huge mud and snow slide at the Summit East ski area at Snoqualmie Pass near Hyak, Wash., on Jan. 7, 2009. The slide damaged ski lift towers and several homes, but no injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Washington State Department of Transportation)
Ray Hegel, left, and his wife, Pat Hegel, watch the Puyallup River rise outside a Sumner, Wash., apartment complex Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009. Sumner officials recommended many residents evacuate.
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Ray Hegel, left, and his wife, Pat Hegel, watch the Puyallup River rise outside a Sumner, Wash., apartment complex Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009. Sumner officials recommended many residents evacuate.
Jake Boyd, 14, walks on top of a levee on the Puyallup River in Sumner, Wash. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Sumner officials recommended nearly 400 residents to evacuate due to major flooding along the river.
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Jake Boyd, 14, walks on top of a levee on the Puyallup River in Sumner, Wash. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Sumner officials recommended nearly 400 residents to evacuate due to major flooding along the river.
Marv Bateman helps a resident move from his home at the Rainier Manor trailer park as the Puyallup River rises in Sumner, Wash., Jan. 7, 2009. Sumner officials recommended Rainier Manor residents and nearly 400 others seek higher ground.
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Marv Bateman helps a resident move from his home at the Rainier Manor trailer park as the Puyallup River rises in Sumner, Wash., Jan. 7, 2009. Sumner officials recommended Rainier Manor residents and nearly 400 others seek higher ground.
Trent Steele checks out the water as he drives a friend's golf cart from the flooded cart storage area at the Yakima Elks Golf and Country Club in Selah, Wash. on Jan. 8, 2009. Parts of the golf course were flooded by the nearby Yakima River, which was swollen by rain and snowmelt further upriver.
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Trent Steele checks out the water as he drives a friend's golf cart from the flooded cart storage area at the Yakima Elks Golf and Country Club in Selah, Wash. on Jan. 8, 2009. Parts of the golf course were flooded by the nearby Yakima River, which was swollen by rain and snowmelt further upriver.