NEW : A 20-mile stretch of Interstate 5 between Seattle Island and Oregon closed . Amtrak suspends service between Seattle and Portland until Saturday . River waters spread over highways and farms , towns and parks in Washington on Thursday , shutting down traffic on a 20-mile stretch of heavily traveled Interstate 5 between Seattle and Oregon and threatening the federal roadway north of Seattle . More than 40 evacuated from their home in Seattle , Washington . Up to 3 inches of snow reported in some areas of Washington state .
NEW : A 20-mile stretch of Interstate 5 between Seattle Island and Oregon closed . Amtrak suspends service between Seattle and Portland until Saturday . More than 40 evacuated from their home in Seattle , Washington . Up to 3 inches of snow reported in some areas of Washington state .