...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...No flooding is currently forecast. * WHERE...Green River near Auburn. * WHEN...Until this afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 7,000.0 cfs, the Green River will spill over its banks into low areas in Green Valley and in lower Mill Creek basin between Auburn and Kent. A flow of 7000 cfs on the Green River corresponds to a phase 2 flood in the King County flood system. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:45 AM PST Saturday the flow was 8,880.0 cfs. - Flood flow is 9,000.0 cfs. - The most recent observation has the river just under flood flow as it has continued to ease last night into early this morning. - Forecast...River flow is expected to remain steady into this afternoon, then begin decreasing again. It will reach a significant departure from flood flow by early this evening. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
