All But 2 Puyallup Parks Again Open To Public Following Rains

PUYALLUP, WA — A day after heavy rains and high winds forced city parks to be closed, Puyallup police announced Tuesday that all but two of the parks have reopened.

Police officials that all of the parks — with the exception of Wildwood Park and the Riverwalk Trail — have reopened for public use. Police said on social media on Tuesday that Wildwood Park and Riverwalk Trail would remain closed to allow crews to pick up debris caused by Monday’s inclement weather.

Police credited city crews for the speed at which they were able to clear debris from other park locations to allow the sites to reopen.

After a Category 5 atmospheric river pummeled the Seattle area, Puyallup experienced rains of up to a half an inch, and wind gusts from 18-25 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service. The city, like most of the Seattle area, remains under a Flood Watch until Tuesday at 4 p.m. PST.

By Tuesday, Puget Sound Energy had restored power to many of the PSE customers who experienced outages on Monday. As of Tuesday afternoon, only three Puyallup residences remained without power and that was to be scheduled to be back in place by 4 p.m. PST, according to PSE’s outage map