Ellensburg residents Larry Birdwell and his daughter Casey Birdwell evacuate their home as flood waters rise on Dollarway Road Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 in Ellensburg, Wash. Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures as the heavy snowfall that has buried parts of the state began to rapidly melt.
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