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Emergency managers outline December 2025 floods: thousands affected, early damage estimates tens of millions
Summary
Emergency management officials recounted December atmospheric‑river impacts—about 4,000 homes affected, roughly 100,000 residents evacuated at peak, one fatality and hundreds of rescues—and described response actions, federal assistance requests, and capability gaps in local capacity and statewide alerting.
Robert Hazell, director of the Washington State Emergency Management Division, briefed the committee on the December 2025 atmospheric river events that caused widespread flooding across the state.
Hazell said 20–40 inches of rain fell in places, 33 rivers flooded (18 exceeding major flood stage) and three rivers set records. He reported about 4,000 homes were impacted (approximately 440 with moderate or major damage), about 100,000…
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