While flooding may not reach the historic levels seen last week, a KIRO 7 meteorologist said the overall impacts could actually be worse.

The National Weather Service issued the flash flood warning on Monday due to a levee breach in Tukwila, a suburb of Seattle located in King County. An evacuation notice is in effect for parts of King County.

An atmospheric river is tearing through Western Washington this week, dumping massive quantities of water and flooding some areas in the region.

The Pacific Northwest faces heavy rain and strong winds, prompting Flood and Wind Advisories, with potential for flooding, power outages, and landslides.

The wording and definition were changed and refined a bit as atmospheric scientists at MIT studied these storms in the 1970s.

A second atmospheric river within a week is bringing rain, strong winds, and more potential flooding to the region.

WSDOT stated that crews have reopened more than 50 highways as western Washington is still recovering from an atmospheric river that caused historic flooding.