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Seattle is facing severe weather with flood watches, landslide risks, and strong winds as per the National Weather Service.
Dire situations continue to unfold in western Washington as another round of heavy rain is set to sweep across the region following historic flooding last week.
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.
Flood Watch issued for parts of Washington including Clallam and King counties due to forecasted heavy rainfall.
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.