PACIFIC, Wash. \u2014 “GO NOW” evacuations are underway early Tuesday in the city of Pacific in King County.<\/p>\n
At 1:39 a.m., the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Flash Flood Warning after a levee breach on the White River.<\/p>\n
A basic map from the NWS showed the evacuation area of a few square blocks between Algona, Pacific, and Stuck.<\/p>\n
Emergency officials are working to construct a temporary wall with sandbags and are transporting people who need to evacuate. Some people have 10 to 11 inches of water in their homes.<\/p>\n
Neighbors say they heard evacuation messages coming from helicopter loudspeakers early this morning.<\/p>\n
KOMO News video from the scene showed rising water flooding the streets along 4th Avenue in Pacific.<\/p>\n
“My two German shepherds started going crazy, my wife wakes me up, she said ‘something\u2019s going on,’ so I step outside, very vaguely I heard evacuation, evacuation,” said Frank Gonzales.<\/p>\n
People were seen in the streets – some wearing pajamas – that were ankle to knee-deep in water. Others were in cars and trucks that were leaving the area.<\/p>\n
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