HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-01-05 Proclamation - Rescind Emergency FloodingOffice of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) chapter 38.52 authorizes the Mayor to
exercise emergency powers; and
WHEREAS, starting on December 8 through 15, 2025, the City of Tukwila and surrounding
areas experienced a severe series of rainstorms, described by meteorologists as an
"atmospheric river;" and
WHEREAS, the storm's heavy rains and strong winds posed a significant flood risk to Tukwila
and the surrounding regions with potential for urban flooding and other hazardous
conditions; and
WHEREAS, there was a breach of the Desimone levee on the Green/Duwamish River; and
WHEREAS, the levee breach has been repaired, and the river level is receding; and
WHEREAS, the State of Emergency no longer exists within the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Thomas McLeod, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do hereby terminate and
rescind this State of Emergency within the City of Tukwila.
Dated this fifth day of January 2026.
cfpw,
Thomas McLeod, Mayor