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Levee breach triggers flash flood warning and evacuations south of Seattle

Headline from WHEC Rochester, from the development of Dec 15, 2025

Newest development Dec 16, 2025 · 2 reportsWashington flood evacuation maps as levee fails

Residents near a breached levee in Washington state were told to evacuate, just hours after an evacuation alert was lifted for residents near another broken levee in the same county. Police in the city of Pacific urged people in the evacuation area near the White River to “Go Now!” early Tuesday.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Names this update

    Levee breach triggers flash flood warning and evacuations south of Seattle

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

  2. Newest

    Washington flood evacuation maps as levee fails

    Headline from Newsweek ·

Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Washington state orders immediate evacuation in three Seattle suburbs (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Evacuation order comes after a levee failed following a week of heavy rain as NWS issues flash flood warning

  2. CNN

    Levee breaches in Washington, prompting evacuations, as atmospheric river renews flood threat (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    A levee has breached on the rising Green River, just east of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in western Washington, as another atmospheric river dumps rain over the Pacific Northwest.

  3. New York Post

    Evacuations underway in Washington following life-threatening flash flood warning (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    The National Weather Service said a levee break in West Central King County prompted the warning in the west central Washington area.

  4. Bangor Daily News

    Evacuations ordered in 3 south Seattle suburbs after levee fails after week of heavy rain (opens Bangor Daily News)

    Published

    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    SEATTLE (AP) — Officials ordered immediate evacuations in three south Seattle suburbs Monday after a levee failed following a week of heavy rains.The

  5. The Oregonian

    Levee breach forces evacuations in 3 Seattle suburbs (opens The Oregonian)

    Published

    The Oregonian's feed description

    The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning covering nearly 47,000 people.

  6. Newsweek

    Washington flood evacuation maps as levee fails (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    More than 46,000 people, two schools, and one hospital were within the evacuation order area after a levee failed near Seattle.

  7. New York Post

    Levee breach near Seattle triggers flash flood warning and evacuations (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

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

  8. WHEC Rochester

    Levee breach triggers flash flood warning and evacuations south of Seattle (opens WHEC Rochester)

    Published

    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Residents near a breached levee in Washington state were told to evacuate, just hours after an evacuation alert was lifted for residents near another broken levee in the same county. Police in the city of Pacific urged people in the evacuation area near the White River to “Go Now!” early Tuesday.

  9. The Guardian

    Washington state residents urged to ‘go now’ as flooding causes levee breach (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Police in city of Pacific told residents to evacuate just hours after evacuation order had been lifted in nearby suburbs

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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