Nearly 50 miles of U.S. Highway 2 closed after flooding and mudslides

WSDOT says the stretch of highway will remain closed through the weekend.

INDEX, Wash. — Nearly 50 miles of U.S. Highway 2 will remain closed through the weekend after flooding and mudslides washed out sections of the road across the Cascades, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

Viewer video shared with KING 5 shows large portions of Highway 2 no longer visible, with water and debris overtaking the roadway. A warning sign in Sultan alerts drivers that U.S. 2 beyond Skykomish is unusable.

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WSDOT says the closure stretches from

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