Historic flooding in December 2025 placed Washington state in the middle of a statewide crisis, with impacts ongoing and damage assessments still underway as of December 17. Prolonged heavy rainfall has inundated communities, damaged levees and transportation infrastructure, and forced large-scale evacuations across multiple counties. At least one person died after driving into deep floodwaters.
A levee breach along the White River prompted evacuation orders and Flash Flood Warning for the city of Pacific on December 16, 2025.
Evacuation notice and the Flash Flood warnings were lifted for King County after crews successfully contained the Green River Levee which failed near Tukwila, Washington on December 15, 2025, triggering flash floods in the area.
Severe flash floods struck the Atlantic coastal city of Safi, western Morocco, on Sunday, December 14, 2025, killing at least 21 people and injuring 32 others after an hour of intense rainfall inundated urban areas. Homes, shops, and roads were flooded, and multiple vehicles were swept away.
The Leavenworth Christmastown festival was cancelled after historic Washington floods triggered widespread power outages across Chelan County. Over 5 000 customers across the county, accounting for more than 11 000 people, were left without power due to the impacts of a major atmospheric river (AR). Power is expected to be restored for most customers by the evening of December 13, 2025, while debris cleanup and recovery efforts are expected to continue until next weekend.
Deadly flash floods on December 9, 2025, killed at least three people in Iraq’s Kurdistan and Kirkuk region, damaging over 2 600 homes and structures in the affected regions.
The Skagit and Snohomish rivers rose to record levels on Friday, December 12, 2025, prompting evacuations and a boil-water notice in flood-affected areas.
U.S. Coast Guard released videos of four people rescued from a flooded home in Sumas, Washington, on December 10, 2025, where 2.5–3 m (8–10 feet) waters had surrounded the property amid historic flooding.
Over 1 000 people have died and hundreds remain missing on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, after rare Tropical Cyclone Senyar brought severe flooding and landslides across Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia.
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall across Sri Lanka over the weekend have killed at least 31 people. The heavy rain and severe weather are likely to persist as Cyclonic Storm Ditwah, formed on November 27, 2025, moves along the island’s eastern coast.
