Update: Sequim avoids major flooding as Washingtonians reel from heavy rains

By Matthew Nash • December 17, 2025 1:30 am
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash The parking lot by The Dollar Tree and QFC saw a few inches of water after heavy rains early last week, but Sequim saw no widespread flooding from the first atmospheric river that hit the Pacific Northwest.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash The parking lot by The Dollar Tree and QFC saw a few inches of water after heavy rains early last week, but Sequim saw no widespread flooding from the first atmospheric river that hit the Pacific Northwest.

Updated Dec. 17: High winds knocked down trees late Tuesday, Dec. 16/early Wednesday, Dec. 17 that caused more than 1,200 households to be without power in Port Angeles and the Sequim areas.

Clallam PUD reported on Monday, Dec. 15, more than 6,000 households lost power, including parts of the Sequim area due to a Bonneville Power Administration line going down.

For updates on outages, visit https://www.clallampud.net/outages-safety. See the outage map here.

To report an outage, call (360) 452-9771 or (800) 542-7859.

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The Sequim area was largely protected by the Olympic Mountains from heavy rains that have inundated parts of Western Washington.

Multiple cities including Burlington, Sumas, Nooksack and Everson were evacuated due to flood waters from the first atmospheric river that hit the Pacific Northwest last week. A second storm was anticipated to hit Dec. 14-16.

In the City of Sequim, Public Works Director Paul Bucich said Sequim’s crews saw only minor ponding and no flood related damages or issues.

A few parking lots saw high water, including in front of the Dollar Tree and Helen Haller Elementary in Sequim.

The Dungeness River saw generally high flows but did not rise to a “Flood Alert,” according to the Dungeness Flow app via the Water Committee of the League of Women Voters of Clallam County.

Clallam County Fire District 3 reports that Capt. Bryan Swanberg was dispatched to help provide logistics for flood relief efforts in Skagit County.

Fire departments across Washington have deployed swift water rescue teams to assist with water rescues in Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties.

Governor Bob Ferguson also declared a statewide emergency on Dec. 10 to seek federal funds for recovery.

Secretary of State Steve Hobbs wrote via press release that Washington residents, public employees, and state retirees can help flood victims via the Disaster Relief Center (DRC), a special function of the Office of the Secretary of State’s Combined Fund Drive (CFD).

The DRC directs interested donors to verified and registered crisis-relief charities during periods of natural or humanitarian disasters that exceed a region’s capacity to provide help, according to Hobbs.

For more information about specific charities involved or to set up a payroll contribution, go to give.wa.gov/cfd/Disaster-Relief-Center.

Members of the public and non-state employees can use a secure link to make an online donation at give.wa.gov/events/?2025-wa-state-floods.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ The Dungeness River did not reach a “Flood Alert” last week after Western Washington saw flooding occur in many other nearby counties.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ The Dungeness River did not reach a “Flood Alert” last week after Western Washington saw flooding occur in many other nearby counties.