SEATTLE -- Extremely wet weather has caused evacuations, multiple road closures and dangerous driving conditions, flood warnings on many rivers, flooding in urban areas and the closure of some schools.

Here are the latest developments:

• Washington State Patrol has closed Interstate 5 at US 12 at milepost 68 to Grand Mound at milepost 88 due to water over the interstate. The National Weather Service says the Chehalis River at Centralia could reach a record flood level Thursday night, 10 feet above flood stage. Forecasters say the water will be deep enough to inundate residential and business areas and Interstate 5. VIDEO: I-5 Exits Flooded In Lewis County

• The city of Tacoma declares a civil emergency because of predictions the Puyallup River will overflow its banks.

• State officials say they may have to close Interstate 5 at Fife because of Puyallup River flooding.

• The Puyallup Office of Emergency Management began directing evacuations in three flood prone zones in Puyallup Wednesday afternoon.

• The City of Sumner and East Pierce Fire & Rescue are recommending several areas to evacuate due to the increasing rise of the Puyallup and White rivers. In addition, the cities of Wilkeson and South Prairie in eastern Pierce County have recommended evacuations. Read Story.

• Parts of state Route 202 are closed in Snoqualmie due to flooding. Roads into the town are closed, and people are asking to avoid downtown Snoqualmie, the city says. VIDEO: Kayak Needed To Get To Downtown Snoqualmie

• The Snoqualmie River is currently at a Phase 4 flood level and is predicted to crest at 10:00 p.m. at one of the highest levels recorded. The City of Snoqualmie is requesting immediate evacuation of homes and businesses throughout the downtown area.

• Dorothy Bracken of Puget Sound Energy said about 900 Snoqualmie residents were without power at about 6 p.m. mostly due to a weather related problem.

• King County warns that floods can damage septic systems, make well water undrinkable, and contaminate food and medicine. Get detailed information about what to do after a flood at kingcounty.gov/health/disaster.

• Ted Buehner of the National Weather Service tells reporters the flooding is "one of the most significant flood events here in at least the last 20 years." He says 5 to 10 inches of additional rain is expected in the Cascades before the rain ends Thursday morning.

• Buehner says 22 rivers are at or above flood stage and 19 are forecast to reach "major flood category." Three will likely break records: The Stillaguamish, the Tolt and the Upper Cowlitz.

• Amtrak has suspended train service between Portland and Seattle due to mudslides. Amtrak says there will be no train service between Seattle and Portland from Thursday through Saturday. Amtrak has also cancelled service between Spokane and Seattle Wednesday night. Train service north of Seattle is suspended, with alternate transportation available.

• A massive slide of snow, soil, trees and rock slid to the bottom of a slope at Summit East Ski Area at Hyak, near Snoqualmie Pass, knocking several buildings off their foundations.

• The Pierce County Executive has signed a proclamation of emergency that will enable agencies to take emergency actions and provide emergency services due to current and projected flood warnings for the Puyallup, Nisqually and Carbon rivers.

• Evacuations are ordered for anyone living along rivers in the Puyallup River Valley and the Carbon River Valley. Twenty families have been evacuated and about 20 more were expected to leave an area north of Orting at 128th Street East and McCutcheon Road. VIDEO: Official Urge Residents To Leave Orting

• Lieutenant Tom Thompson of the Fife police department said that city is calling for a voluntary evacuation of residents on the south side of Fife due to flooding.

• Emergency rescuers in a boat remove at least three people whose homes were isolated by flood waters near Orting. See pictures of the rescue

• Orting mayor Cheryl Temple says the Puyallup River is expected to crest at 20 to 22 feet, 4 to 6 feet higher than flooding in 2006. Up to 20,000 residents valley-wide and 6,000 in Orting are under a voluntary evacuation order. Police and fire personnel are going through neighborhoods with loudspeakers informing residents about flood danger and advising them to leave. Temple says the city of Orting is advising residents to prepare for at least a 24-hour evacuation.

• A viewer submits this video of the rising Puyallup River, showing why evacuations are necessary.

• The Pierce County dive team and water rescue group have evacuated 20 people from a neighborhood south of Sumner after they were cut off by flooding from the Puyallup River. Another 20 people are expected to be evacuated.

• The Snoqualmie and Tolt rivers are at Phase IV flood alert levels, meaning dangerous widespread flooding is likely to occur throughout the Snoqualmie Valley. See video from Chopper 7

• Here is the complete list from WSDOT of state roads that are closed.

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• An emergency shelter has opened at the Evergreen Presbyterian Church in Graham (10118 249th St. E) for people who have evacuated their homes due to flooding along the Carbon and Puyallup rivers.

• Whatcom County has declared an emergency to help officials deal with flooded roads and mudslides caused by heavy rain. VIDEO: Urban Flooding Taking Over Whatcom County

• In Lewis County, the Emergency Operations Center has been opened to prepare for impending flooding. Officials warned that community members living in flood-prone areas should move their animals before the water rises to a dangerous level. Anyone needing assistance with animal removal can call 360-508-0151 for assistance.

• Avalanches and standing water have closed all three east-west mountain passes.

• The rain pounded the South Sound, but the Central Sound did not get nearly as much rain. Rick VanCise shows the effect of the rain shadow caused by the Olympics.

• A flood warning is in effect until Thursday morning for urban areas and small streams in Skagit, Whatcom, Jefferson, Lewis, Thurston, Pierce and Grays Harbor counties. VIDEO: Several Mudslides Strike Skagit County

• The National Weather Service is warning of flooding on several Western Washington rivers, including the Satsop, Skykomish, Snohomish, Cedar, Carbon, Nisqually, Deschutes and Chehalis.

• The Department of Transportation said there are closures on state Route 112 and 110 in Clallam County and state Route 8 in Thurston County due to water over the roadway. A mudslide has closed Highway 410.

• KIRO 7 traffic anchor Jenni Hogan said Wednesday morning that there are places with a foot of water over the roadway near Pacific Avenue (SR 7) in downtown Tacoma.

• The Washington State Patrol is reporting water over the roadway on state Route 512 near Waller Road and state Route 16 near Snake Lake.

• The City of Everett has closed the Rotary Boat Launch, 3505 Lowell-Snohomish River Road, and Lowell Riverfront Park, 1400 Lowell River Road, due to rising waters along the Snohomish River.The Everett Animal Shelter facility, is also closed due to water over the road that accesses the shelter. The shelter's mobile unit is open and located at the entrance of Eclipse Mill Road for animal intakes.

• There have been reports of several mudslides in Lewis County. Highway 12 near Mossyrock and just west of Randle are closed in both directions. Get river levels and road closures for the county.

"I imagine Interstate-5 southbound near the US 101 interchange will become a problem during the morning commute as well," said Hogan.

Find more alerts and closures on Jenni Hogan's Blog.

• A landslide in Concrete caused the closure of the school district there Wednesday morning.

Up to 10 more inches of rain is expected to fall in the mountains in addition to what fell Tuesday night. Avalanches and standing water have closed all three major east-west mountain pass highways through the Cascades: Snoqualmie, Stevens and White.

"There's been an amazing tally of rain totals in the last 12 hours," said KIRO 7 meteorologist Rick VanCise.

Since about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, VanCise said 2 inches of rain had fallen in Olympia, 1.75 inches in Tacoma and about 1.5 inches on the Washington coast. Not as much rain fell on the central North Sound.

It will continue to be rainy and windy on Wednesday, with wind gusts up to 40 mph, he said.

VanCise said that moist, warm air will continue to come in from Seattle southward, causing an amazing amount of rain totals to fall over the next 24 hours. The South Sound can expect more than 3 inches, 5 inches is expected in southwest Washington, and up to 7 inches in the Rain Forest and Forks.

More flooding is expected Wednesday afternoon and it will continue to be very rainy into tonight.