Washington Residents Return Home to Extensive Flood Damage NYT | Top Stories By: Drew Atkins, Orlando Mayorquín and Bernard Mokam 14 December 2025 at 18:02 After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could. © Grant Hindsley for The New York TimesGwendolyn Corley began cleaning up her home after the historic flooding of the nearby Skagit River hit her community of Hamilton, Wash.