Levee failures trigger evacuations in King County
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Early Tuesday morning, multiple homes were evacuated in Pacific after a breach of the levee, just hours after another incident on the Green River near Tukwila.
Approximately 193,463 customers are without power on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 3 p.m. ET, according to USA TODAY's power outage tracker. Oregon, Washington's southern neighbor, is also grappling with power outages.
Deputy Nathan Greiert of the King County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit joins FOX Weather to discuss the key role he played in a recent flood rescue.
The atmospheric river is forecast to move over Washington starting on Monday and will last until Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. This comes days after a historic river flood impacted the state,
Officials said the Green River levee in King County, Washington, was repaired Monday after breaching, easing flash flood concerns in Seattle.
The King County, Washington Sheriff's Office said one of their officers used a drone to drop a lifejacket to a man trapped on the roof of his SUV by historic flooding along the Snoqualmie River. The man was later airlifted to safety by a helicopter crew from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.