Seattle, Desimone Levee and Flood
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Just days after historic flooding battered parts of Washington state, a breach opened in the Desimone Levee on the Green River in King County on Monday afternoon. Over 1,000 people were ordered to evacuate.
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.
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.
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.
A flash flood warning was issued in west central King County after a levee failure was reported 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.
A levee breach on the Green River near Tukwila has triggered a Flash Flood Warning, with "life-threatening flash flooding" anticipated. The Desimone Levee failure puts Tukwila, Renton, and Kent at risk,
After days of heavy rain in Washington state, a levee breach along the Green River led to a flash flood warning and evacuation orders. NBC News’ Steve Patterson reports on the repairs as crews have stopped the flow of water at the breach site.
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Second levee fails in Washington, forcing more evacuations, as atmospheric river renews flood threat
A levee was breached on the rising Green River early Monday afternoon, just east of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in western Washington, as another atmospheric river dumps rain over the Pacific Northwest.