Floodwaters from the Chehalis River cover Interstate 5 in Chehalis, Wash., about 80 miles southwest of Seattle. Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, rapid snowmelt, mudslides, flooding and road closures. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)
Kayakers Matt Laird, left, Willie Jensen and Ben Larson, all 17, paddle through a flooded street near downtown Snoqualmie, Wash., east of the Seattle-Tacoma region. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)
Josh Myers, 17, gives his sister Nicole, 15, a lift near downtown Snoqualmie, Wash. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)
