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Flash Flood Warning Expires After Levee Breach Near Tukwila
More than 46,000 residents face evacuation as life-threatening flooding spreads north toward I-405, with shelters opened in Auburn and local communities.
- On Monday shortly before noon, NWS Seattle office issued a flash flood warning after the Green River Levee failed, covering more than 46,000 residents through 9:00 PM PST.
- Citing local dispatch, NWS posts identified the breach near S Todd Boulevard in Tukwila, with King County dispatch alerting them to the Desimone Levee failure prompting the warning.
- Shelters were activated at the Auburn Community and Event Center and Ray of Hope Shelter, and NWS Seattle urged, `If you are in low lying areas along the Green River levee you should move to higher ground immediately`.
- Officials warned water is likely moving north toward Interstate 405, threatening major travel corridors, with Kent road closures and the Washington National Guard deploying members to support response efforts.
- NWS science officer Kirby Cook said more rain is expected this week, which could cause another crest in area rivers; officials urged not to drive through floodwaters and to call 911 for evacuation help.
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Boston HeraldBy MANUEL VALDES and CLAIRE RUSH TUKWILA, Washington (AP) — Residents near a levee breach in Washington state were ordered to evacuate Tuesday, just hours after an evacuation alert was lifted for residents near another levee breach in the same county. Police in the city of Pacific, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Seattle, urged people in the evacuation zone near the White River to leave. The National Weather Service office in Seattle iss…
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