City officials in the small Skagit County town of La Conner declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, after weeks of rain, melting snow and a higher than predicted king tide caused water to flood the streets. On Wednesday, family members worked to salvage what they could from Sandy Stokes' home -- including the brand new TV she had just gotten for Christmas from her grandson. "We were actually watching television when we got the call there was water coming," she said. Ten inches of water flooded Sandy's home. At one point, she had to start pumping it out a bathroom window before evacuating. "We're alive. We're good. Everything is good. Nobody drowned. Nobody was hurt," she said. Cell phone video showed water gushing from the swollen Swinomish Channel and into the kitchen at Nell Thorn restaurant, downtown. A handful of other businesses remained closed on Wednesday, as they tried to dry out. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/la-conner-flood-emergency/281-9ba0bb9c-cc31-45bc-87a1-fbd980673c12