Was your property damaged by wind or flooding in December? Thurston County wants to know

South Sound experienced record tidal flooding and bouts of heavy winds in December. Now Thurston County Emergency Management needs to know exactly how much damage the wintry conditions caused.

Emergency management is asking those who were affected by flooding and wind damage to submit their initial damage assessments as soon as possible by calling 360-867-2800 or emailing tcecc.fsc@co.thurston.wa.us.

The information will be used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is the agency responsible for declaring a situation a disaster. FEMA often helps cover costs and other unmet needs during disaster situations.

To prepare for the next bout of hazardous weather, you can follow TCEM on Facebook and Twitter for up to date information on emergency situations in Thurston County. You can also sign up to receive alerts when there are hazardous conditions, including situations that require action such as a boil water notice or an evacuation.

This story was originally published January 7, 2023 at 12:55 PM.

Ty Vinson

The Olympian

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription