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Heavy rain, snow causes minor flooding in Western Washington

SEATTLE — Snow fell between Sudden Valley and Lake Whatcom near Bellingham on Friday morning as other areas in Western Washington experienced heavy rain.

In King County, a flood watch continued to 6 p.m. on Friday.

The Tolt River reached flood phase 3.

Seattle Public Utilities crews responded to reports of ponding in several locations throughout Seattle, but there was no indication of any system breaks on Friday.

Skokomish Valley Road was closed due to flooding, according to the Mason County Sheriff's Office.
Bellevue police closed southbound 148th at Main Street due to water over the roadway.
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office partially closed multiple roads due to water over the roadway including Old Snohomish Monroe Road, 311 Avenue SE in Sultan, Ben Howard Road, and Crescent Link Road. 

A flood warning was in effect Friday for counties including Skagit and Snohomish. Read about other counties under flood warnings and watches here.  You can also stay updated with the free KIRO 7 weather app. Click here to download.

Colder conditions were expected to spread into western Washington through Saturday.

Saturday morning's heavy snowfall reached several cities Saturday morning including Seattle, Everett, Marysville, Mukilteo, Lake Stevens and Lynnwood.

In Des Moines on Saturday, Redondo Beach Drive -- a boardwalk -- was closed due to some flooding caused by the high tide, tall waves, and weather concerns.

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