Residents below South 277th Street, east of Highway 167, west of the Green River and north of 42nd Street Northeast should leave immediately.

City officials in Auburn have ordered immediate evacuations for an area between South 277th Street and 42nd Street, east of SR 167 and west of the Green River, as floodwaters surge.

Southbound SR 167 and on-ramps have reopened after its extended closure in Kent and Auburn. Northbound SR 167 and its on-ramps remains closed.

Onramps and stretches of several highways that closed earlier this week and late last week still hadn’t reopened Tuesday as floodwaters continued to threaten low-lying areas.

It was a surreal experience to see the entire Trail Run development of about 350 homes up so late, scrambling to leave following the evacuation order.

The southbound lanes of State Route 167 reopened in Auburn and Kent on Monday morning after heavy flooding shut down both directions of the highway known as the

All lanes of SR 167 in Auburn have reopened after a deadly crashed blocked northbound lanes for several hours on Thursday.

At home, the two left behind specialized equipment that helps her son bathe and sleep comfortably.

State assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local fire resources working to assist with flooding located in South King County near the cities of Auburn and Kent, according to the Washington State Patrol.