Looks like I am at the farm for a few days. From an email from the County Department of Emergency Management:
Stay off the Roads – Much of Whatcom County is isolated, unnecessary driving can impede emergency responders and driving around “Road Closed” signs is a traffic offense.
Significant Issues:
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- The Emergency Operations Center has been activated
- Everson, Sumas, Deming and Maple Falls are all isolated.
- The Nooksack River is continuing to flood and is expected to through the day.
- Over 30 Whatcom County roads are posted closed, and many others have water over the road but have not yet been posted.
- Mount Baker Highway near Valley Highway is closed in both directions due to a landslide.
- Badger Road is closed, SR-9 and SR-20 is closed due to water over road.
- Between 50 and 70 water rescues have occurred.
- Anyone living in known flood areas or low lying areas should be prepared to shelter in place unless there is a life safety issue.
- Soils are saturated, and we have had multiple landslides overnight, including one into a house.
- Weather conditions are not expected to improve significantly over the next 8 hours, and there will be additional flooding, landslides, and road closures.
- High winds have started and power outages are reported across Whatcom County.
- Anyone who believes that they are in danger should call 911. To report non-emergency impacts please leave a message at
WA State now has 77,099 customers without power.
More stories here - click on the headlines:
- Notes on Skagit and Nooksack Flood Levels
- Storm causes partial mudslide, trees onto I-5 near Bellingham
- Skagit River expected to reach over 37 feet, Mount Vernon installs temporary floodwall
- The Pacific Northwest is in the Subtropics for a Day
This is one for the record books.
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