Overview
- Police in Pacific ordered evacuations near the White River after a levee breach, and the National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning for the area.
- An earlier evacuation tied to a partial failure of the Desimone levee along the Green River covered about 1,100 homes and businesses in Kent, Renton and Tukwila, then was lifted Monday night with no injuries reported.
- SR 167 between Kent and Auburn reopened briefly Monday before closing again in both directions because of floodwaters, with detours in place and no estimated time to reopen as crews deployed large sandbags.
- NWS forecasts indicate renewed rises on several rivers through Dec. 16, including the Skagit projected to exceed 8.5 meters and approach 10 meters, the Snohomish near 7.8 meters, the Yakima at about 4.8 meters, and the Cowlitz around 29,000 cfs.
- Officials maintained flash-flood alerts for parts of south King County and urged people to avoid low-lying areas and prepare for rapidly changing conditions with additional rain in the forecast.