PACIFIC, Wash. -- Water levels in the city of Pacific have receded slightly, but some areas are still flooded, said Dana Hinman, representative for the city of Pacific.

Butte Road which has been closed since Thursday night is now open to local traffic only.

There continues to be significant flooding although there are no visible levee breaches. Water levels are expected to remain high throughout the weekend.

VIDEO: Controversy Over Flooding Continues In Pacific

Officials in the City of Pacific are advising citizens to prepare for 24-72 hours of existing flood conditions and prepare for the possibility of alternate housing, extra food and water, medications and any other things necessary.

Should sheltering be needed, three shelters have been opened and those needing shelter should report to the Pacific Community Center located at 100 3rd Ave SE. Community center will be open 24 hours and can be reached at 253-929-1154.

Community will be kept informed with further updates posted at the Community Center or by calling the flood information line at 253-929-1132.

Residents and government in the town of Pacific are in an uproar after the town was flooded by water pouring into the town from the White River.

Water began pouring into the town at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday night at about 2 inches per hour, flooding homes with several feet of water.

SLIDESHOW: Sudden Flood Puts Pacific Underwater

Pacific Mayor Richard Hildreth said a levee on the river broke and blamed King County government for not protecting the town.

"They are 100 percent responsible for all the damages to the city, to the property, to the stormwater system. We have a $250,000 stormwater system that's getting ruined right now that we just got done fixing from the last flood," said Hildreth.

But King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks media relations coordinator Doug Williams said there were no reports of a break, but it was possible that water spilled over the top of the levee.

Whatever the problem was, the mayor said he was outraged, saying he was told in a phone call Thursday night not to worry about the levee.

"We are not seeing any problems, nor do we anticipate any problems on the White. That is based on current projections. We are expecting in about three hours a new projection. It may be to release the waters but they don't seem to be needing to release any water that would provide any flooding to the city of Pacific," said Mark Isaacson from the county in a phone call to the mayor.

In the meantime, residents said they aren't really sure what happened, but that some areas were in waist-deep water Friday morning.

Resident Nathan Shaw, who lives on White River Drive, described the damage.

"Our front yard looks like a river. Our back yard is completely flooded. Our next-door neighbors have about 3 feet of water in their garage and we have about 5 inches in our garage. The deepest parts of the water are up past my knees," said Shaw.

"We never had it happen like this before. So now, it's one of those things we wonder what will happen next time. It is not supposed to rain until Saturday. Hopefully, it doesn't and the water will be able to recede and we can kind of collect our belongings and realize what our damages are," he said.

The mayor said that flooding along the White River has been a problem in the past and that the city has wanted to shore up the levees but has not been able to.

The official cause of the flooding in Pacific has not yet been officially released.