Evacuation orders lifted after Green River levee breach brought under control

The City of Tukwila is encouraging people to be ready to leave on short notice due to possible flash flooding.

Flash flood warning, evacuation notice in Seattle suburbs after levee breach

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.

Crews use sandbags to shore up levee breach near Seattle after failure prompts flood warning

The evacuation order was sent to about 1,100 homes and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Kent, Renton and Tukwila.
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Pacific levee breach: Evacuees likely can’t return until the weekend as another storm approaches

Hundreds evacuated in Pacific as levee breach prompts ongoing emergency orders. Community faces uncertain future.
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Levee Breach Near Seattle Triggers Flash Flood Warning and Evacuations

Residents near a breached levee in Washington state were told to evacuate early Tuesday, just hours after an evacuation alert was lifted for residents near another broken levee in the same county.

Kent mayor says NWS alert worsened panic during levee breach

Kent Mayor Dana Ralph says a National Weather Service flash flood warning issued during the Desimone levee breach sowed panic, clogged roads and slowed repair efforts, arguing the alert overstated the immediate risk.
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'Living' levee in Palo Alto Baylands aims to solve multiple problems with one-of-a-kind solution

A new horizontal living levee will protect from sea-level rise in an environmentally friendly way, while also maintaining habitats naturally using wastewater. Here's how: