Heavy rain continued to fall over parts of the state Thursday morning, prompting road closures, water rescues and suspension of Amtrak trains between Seattle and Vancouver.

Between Snohomish PUD and Puget Sound Energy, more than 45,000 customers were without power just before 3 p.m. Over 25,000 of those were PSE customers, including a large portion of the Kitsap Peninsula. The Snohomish PUD outages included parts of Everett, Marysville, and Arlington.

The NWS Seattle WA issued a weather alert at 8:12 a.m. on Saturday for heavy rain until Sunday at 11 a.m. The alert is for Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit counties, Cascades of Snohomish and Northern King counties,

Warm storms have delayed Washington’s ski season as resorts await colder temperatures and better conditions before opening.

Washington was still under a state of emergency on Saturday after torrential rains swamped communities. Plus, snow and dangerous cold are falling on some in the Midwest and on the East Coast. Nicole Valdes has more from Washington state.

Residents packed up and prepared to flee rising rivers in western Washington state Wednesday as a new wave of heavy rain swept into a region still reeling from a storm that triggered rescues and road closures a day earlier.

Over the past five days, Grays Harbor County received a total of 16.5 inches of rain - the highest total rainfall recorded in western Washington, according to data from the National Weather Service (NWS). In Jefferson County, a total of 14.44 inches was recorded at Owl Mountain as of 6:30 a.m.

Flood water is continuing to keep people from their homes and drivers off some major highways in western Washington.