Flooding continues in parts of Western Washington after heavy rains, evacuations

After a day of heavy rain and high winds that prompted evacuations, power outages and a state of emergency for several counties, Western Washington awoke to ongoing flood concerns, scattered roadway reopenings and power coming back throughout the region.

As of 10:28 a.m., around 46,000 customers were without power, down from more than 158,000 customers in the dark at one point Monday afternoon.

The Seattle area forecast calls for showers to taper off Tuesday, with dry conditions during the night and into Wednesday, National Weather Service meteorologist Samantha Borth said Tuesday morning.

As of 10:30 a.m., NWS was recording flooding at six gauges in the region. Major flooding was recorded on the Nooksack River at Ferndale and along the Skagit River near Mount Vernon. Moderate flooding was recorded on the Skagit near Concrete. Minor flooding was recorded at Samish River near Burlington and on the Snohomish River in Snohomish.

North of Bellingham, authorities said one person was still missing Tuesday after being seen in floodwaters clinging to a tree, The Associated Press reported. A motorist in Bellingham was injured when a tree fell on a vehicle, the AP reported.