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louiskathy
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Aug 22, 2014

Winthrop WA (Cascades) area hit with mudslides 8/22/2014

From WSDOT this morning: SR 20 Both Directions - SR 20 and SR 153 are closed from Twisp, milepost 204, east on SR 20 to milepost 230, Old US 97 HYW near Okanagan. SR 153 is closed from Twisp, south...
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paulj
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Aug 22, 2014
More on the local facebook news page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Methow-Valley-News/128607483863863

The pictures there show a major washout on WA153, though there is talk of a possible detour.

Sounds like the rainstorm was heavy enough to cause widespread flooding. The recent burn probably compounded this issue.

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