...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Green River near Auburn. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 9,000.0 cfs, the Green River will flood low areas of the middle Green River valley with water over SE Green Valley Rd. Some backwater inundation is possible in lower Mill Creek basin between Auburn and Kent. A flow of 9000 cfs feet on the Green River corresponds to a phase 3 flood in the King County flood system. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM PST Friday the flow was 9,410.0 cfs. - Flood flow is 9,000.0 cfs. - Recent Activity...The maximum river flow in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 PM PST Friday was 9,730.0 cfs. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning and continue falling through the weekend. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9,310.0 cfs on 12/19/1947. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&