Green River, Desimone Levee and Washington Floods
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Auburn residents dealing with Green River flooding face several more days of high water, according to KIRO Newsradio meteorologist Ted Buehner.
Hundreds of Auburn residents remain under evacuation orders as water levels continue to rise along the Green River.
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.
A levee has failed on the Green River, and people who are in low-lying areas of Kent, Renton, and Tukwila should move to higher ground immediately.
The Weather Channel on MSN
Atmospheric rivers are continuing to soak the West, bringing more flooding, heavy snow and damaging winds
After last week's record river flooding in Washington state, more atmospheric rivers are taking aim at the West, set to bring heavy rain, mountain snow and damaging winds to Washington, Oregon and California.
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.