More counties, including King, Snohomish, Pierce and Thurston, as well as some in central Washington, have been placed under a drought emergency.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Department of Ecology expanded a drought emergency Thursday to include more counties in Washington state, particularly on the west and central portions of the state.
Ecology previously declared a drought for the Yakima Basin watersheds in April.
Since then, conditions in Whatcom, Skagit and portions of Snohomish, King, Pierce, Thurston, Okanogan, Chelan, Clallam, Jefferson and Ferry counties have deteriorated due to “early and rapid snowmelt,” particularly across the North and Central Cascades.
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