Gov. Bob Ferguson will deploy 100 Washington National Guard members to help address flooding and levee failures, as another atmospheric river is expected around Dec. 28,” he announced at a news conference Saturday.
Days of heavy rain have pushed several rivers and levee systems in Western Washington to their breaking points, as the Green, White, Cedar and other rivers flowing into Puget Sound saw record or near-record flooding.
About 50 of the Guard members will be tasked with patrolling at-risk levees 24/7, with “eyes on the levee at all times.”…