Flash flood warning, evacuation notice in Seattle suburbs
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A flash flood warning has been issued south of Seattle following a levee failure, the National Weather Service (NWS) said in an advisory issued Monday. The Green River Levee failed just before noon local time Monday, causing life threatening flash flooding near the river in Tukwila.
At 12:11 p.m. on Monday, the NWS Seattle WA released an updated flash flood warning in effect until 9 p.m. for King County.
NWS Seattle issued a flash flood warning after a Green River levee broke near Tukwila; Gov. Bob Ferguson said water is moving north of I-405.
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The NWS Seattle WA released a flood watch at 2:18 p.m. on Saturday valid from Monday 10 a.m. until Thursday 4 p.m. The watch is for Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce,
The flood is predicted to crest at Mount Vernon at levels never before recorded, topping the city's floodwall.
Seattle residents planning to attend the Seahawks-Colts game should prepare for a cloudy Sunday with morning showers and continued flood concerns as a warning remains in effect, according to AccuWeather.
The Skagit River is predicted to crest at more than 47 feet near the town of Concrete, north of Seattle, 15 inches above the threshold for a major flooding event.