Updated: 12/17/2025 at 9:15 am We continue to assist our neighboring City of Pacific as we can. We had the …
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12/17/2025, 9:40 AM
Good morning Sumner. Here is today’s flood update:
We continue to assist our neighboring City of Pacific as we can. Thank you to our Stewart Road Bridge contractor, Ceccanti, who built a channel yesterday through our construction site to help the flooded river water in Pacific rejoin the river as quickly as possible and drain from flooded roads.
We had the Army Corps of Engineers and a Hesco company official walk not only our new wall but also the Hescos put in place in Sumner a few years ago to check how they’re doing and holding up. So far, so good, but we’ll continue to monitor and assess.
Like everyone, we saw a few power outages and trees down throughout the city last night, but thankfully, nothing major. While snow in the mountains and decreasing rain amounts are all good news, we know that Mud Mountain Dam has stored a lot of water and will need to keep releasing higher than normal flows for a quite a while, even after the weather itself calms down.
To our knowledge, no one in the City of Sumner was displaced by flooding; however, we know that neighbors near the city continue to experience impacts. Below is a partial list of resources for displaced or those who want to volunteer with groups:
• https://www.piercecountywa.gov/8945/Community-Resources
• Search and connect to Social Care: https://www.findhelp.org/
• Home 211 – https://wa211.org/ (or call 2-1-1)
• Pierce County Human Services: (253) 798-4400
• Sumner Food Bank: 253-863-3793
• Puyallup Food Bank: 253-848-5240
• Good Roots NW: (253) 303-5909
• Red Cross Shelters in area: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.html?s…
Good morning Sumner. Here is today’s flood update:
We continue to assist our neighboring City of Pacific as we can. Thank you to our Stewart Road Bridge contractor, Ceccanti, who built a channel yesterday through our construction site to help the flooded river water in Pacific rejoin the river as quickly as possible and drain from flooded roads.
We had the Army Corps of Engineers and a Hesco company official walk not only our new wall but also the Hescos put in place in Sumner a few years ago to check how they’re doing and holding up. So far, so good, but we’ll continue to monitor and assess.
Like everyone, we saw a few power outages and trees down throughout the city last night, but thankfully, nothing major. While snow in the mountains and decreasing rain amounts are all good news, we know that Mud Mountain Dam has stored a lot of water and will need to keep releasing higher than normal flows for a quite a while, even after the weather itself calms down.
To our knowledge, no one in the City of Sumner was displaced by flooding; however, we know that neighbors near the city continue to experience impacts. Below is a partial list of resources for displaced or those who want to volunteer with groups:
• https://www.piercecountywa.gov/8945/Community-Resources
• Search and connect to Social Care: https://www.findhelp.org/
• Home 211 – https://wa211.org/ (or call 2-1-1)
• Pierce County Human Services: (253) 798-4400
• Sumner Food Bank: 253-863-3793
• Puyallup Food Bank: 253-848-5240
• Good Roots NW: (253) 303-5909
• Red Cross Shelters in area: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.html?s…
🚨 Blood Supply Alert 🚨
Severe flooding has canceled 430+ blood donations, leaving local hospitals especially O-negative blood at emergency low levels.
If you can safely reach a Bloodworks Northwest donor center or drive, please consider donating before year’s end. All blood types are needed.
📲 Book same-day appointments at bloodworksnw.org or via the Bloodworks App (Text BWAPP to 999-777).
Thank you for helping care for our community. ❤️
#BloodworksNW #GiveBlood #EmergencyBloodNeed #PNWCommunity #DonateBlood
Severe flooding has canceled 430+ blood donations, leaving local hospitals especially O-negative blood at emergency low levels.
If you can safely reach a Bloodworks Northwest donor center or drive, please consider donating before year’s end. All blood types are needed.
📲 Book same-day appointments at bloodworksnw.org or via the Bloodworks App (Text BWAPP to 999-777).
Thank you for helping care for our community. ❤️
#BloodworksNW #GiveBlood #EmergencyBloodNeed #PNWCommunity #DonateBlood
This is right on our northern border. So far, no impacts in Sumner. Our staff have been checking through the early morning and helping our neighbors as needed.
Flooding Update 12/15/2025 @ 9:51 AM:
Thankfully, the weekend was pretty quiet for Sumner’s crews. The White River is still running very high, and it’s up against the Hesco wall we added north of 16th Street last week, but we’re not seeing any major impacts, like our neighbors to the north are experiencing from the Green River. We did share a pump and sandbags with City of Auburn to try to help them out. We did keep sandbags in reserve, watching the forecast this week.
We have decided to keep the Stewart Road Bridge closed as the water is just below the bridge and running fast with a lot of debris, and by debris, we mean entire logs. We know it’s a pain to have that route closed, but we’re going to remain on the side of caution.
We’re not completely done. More rain and high wind are in the forecast. While we hope to not experience a repeat of last week or new problems, the chance of more flooding, trees down and landslides remains.
Status at This Time:
The Stewart Road Bridge is closed until further notice.
The full length of the Sumner Link Trail is closed.
State Street and Houston Road are back open as normal.
Check with WSDOT about the status of SR 167 north of Sumner in Auburn and Kent.
You can read more about potential flooding, how to report storm damage and resources available on our website here:
https://sumnerwa.gov/potential-flooding/
Thankfully, the weekend was pretty quiet for Sumner’s crews. The White River is still running very high, and it’s up against the Hesco wall we added north of 16th Street last week, but we’re not seeing any major impacts, like our neighbors to the north are experiencing from the Green River. We did share a pump and sandbags with City of Auburn to try to help them out. We did keep sandbags in reserve, watching the forecast this week.
We have decided to keep the Stewart Road Bridge closed as the water is just below the bridge and running fast with a lot of debris, and by debris, we mean entire logs. We know it’s a pain to have that route closed, but we’re going to remain on the side of caution.
We’re not completely done. More rain and high wind are in the forecast. While we hope to not experience a repeat of last week or new problems, the chance of more flooding, trees down and landslides remains.
Status at This Time:
The Stewart Road Bridge is closed until further notice.
The full length of the Sumner Link Trail is closed.
State Street and Houston Road are back open as normal.
Check with WSDOT about the status of SR 167 north of Sumner in Auburn and Kent.
You can read more about potential flooding, how to report storm damage and resources available on our website here:
https://sumnerwa.gov/potential-flooding/
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