By Patrick Smith and Kate Reilly A state of emergency has been declared and tens of thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes in Western Washington after historic rain left rivers at record levels across the state. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson begged residents to follow evacuation orders. “This situation is extremely unpredictable,” Ferguson said at a news conference Thursday afternoon. “The flooding levels we’re looking at are potentially historic in nature.” Ferguson told NBC News just after the news conference, “The next 48 hours are absolutely critical.” Skagit County has ordered everyone in the Skagit River 100-year floodplain to evacuate to higher ground, as
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