TUKWILA, Wash. — A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for a dam break on the Green River near Auburn, which is causing the potential for "life-threatening flash flooding." The National Weather Service (NWS) issued the alert at 11:51 a.m. Monday, saying that the Green River Levee has failed.

The evacuation order was sent to about 1,100 homes and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Kent, Renton and Tukwila.

Hundreds of Auburn residents remain under evacuation orders as water levels continue to rise along the Green River.

The National Weather Service's Seattle office has issued a flash flood warning for east of the Green River in Tukwila, Renton and Kent.

Auburn residents dealing with Green River flooding face several more days of high water, according to KIRO Newsradio meteorologist Ted Buehner.

King County emergency officials issued an urgent "Go Now" evacuation order Monday for some residents and businesses in Tukwila, Renton and Kent, after a breach in the Desimone Levee sent floodwaters into nearby neighborhoods.

Cowlitz River below Mayfield Dam also remains under flood warnings on Tuesday, “until further notice,” as the river flow has risen above 25,000 cfs—the flood stage threshold. Flooding is expected from Mayfield Dam downstream through Toledo, covering farmlands and roads, mainly near Toledo, as flows stay near 29,000 cfs through Wednesday.

KIRO 7 is keeping a close eye on the communities impacted by record flooding as Washington is under a state of emergency.

It has been a mad scramble in Kent all afternoon, after the Green River jumped its banks near the West Valley Highway.