‘Unseasonably dry’: Drought strikes corner of Snohomish County

DARRINGTON — The state declared a drought emergency in parts of 12 counties Monday, including about a quarter of Snohomish County and pretty much all of the Skagit watershed.

That watershed includes the extreme northeastern reaches of Snohomish County and stretches north into Canada.

“Our creeks and our seasonal streams are dry,” Darrington Mayor Dan Rankin said. “It is dry and it’s unseasonably dry.”