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The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning and new evacuation orders are now being issued for parts of King County, near Seattle, after a second levee breach in the region caused by historic flooding in the Pacific Northwest.
The National Weather Service issued the flash flood warning on Monday due to a levee breach in Tukwila, a suburb of Seattle located in King County. An evacuation notice is in effect for parts of King County.
While the torrential downpour caused by an atmospheric river has slowed down, rivers and waterways continue to rise and flood in the state.
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The evacuation order was sent to about 1,100 homes and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Kent, Renton and Tukwila.
The flooding disaster in Washington state had escalated Monday when a levee failed along the Green River in King County, south of Seattle, prompting a "go now" evacuation order.
With more precipitation moving into Western Washington, three rivers may once again flood: the Snohomish, Skagit and Snoqualmie.
Washington state residents are bracing for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.
Catastrophic flooding has swept through Washington, prompting tens of thousands to evacuate after a storm dropped more than a foot of rain on parts of the western portion of the state.