A levee breach in Washington state following days of heavy rain has led to a flash flood warning and evacuation orders, authorities said on Monday. The National Weather Service said it had issued a flash flood warning after a failure at the Desimone Levee in Tukwila along the Green River,

Between Snohomish PUD and Puget Sound Energy, more than 45,000 customers were without power just before 3 p.m. Over 25,000 of those were PSE customers, including a large portion of the Kitsap Peninsula. The Snohomish PUD outages included parts of Everett, Marysville, and Arlington.

Hood Canal Bridge closed to traffic Monday afternoon due to high winds. There is no estimated time for reopening.

Drier weather is coming, but flooding effects are likely to continue for days across portions of western Washington state and northwestern Oregon.

While the torrential downpour caused by an atmospheric river has slowed down, rivers and waterways continue to rise and flood in the state.

Washington state residents are bracing for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.

Heavy rain across the Pacific Northwest sent rivers toward record heights, putting thousands at risk in Washington and British Columbia.

Washington is prone to intense spells of fall rainfall, but these storms have been exceptional, and more rain is on the way this weekend.

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Days of torrential rain in Washington state has caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic.

Repairs are underway in flood-hit Washington State after a dam in Tukwila broke and worsened the area's water woes.