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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Seattle WA

416 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...The National Weather Service in Seattle WA has issued a Flood 

Warning for the following rivers in Washington...



  Nooksack River At North Cedarville affecting Whatcom County.



.Area rivers will continue to rise even as the rain comes to an end.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued by this evening at 1115 PM PDT.



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416 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO JUST AFTER 

MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Nooksack River at North Cedarville.



* WHEN...From this afternoon to just after midnight tonight.



* IMPACTS...At 146.5 feet, the Nooksack River will cause shallow 

  flooding of low pasture lands along the river downstream through 

  Lynden.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 3:30 PM PDT Friday the stage was 146.6 feet.

  - Flood stage is 146.5 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 3:30 PM PDT Friday was 146.6 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage

    late this afternoon and continue falling to 140.8 feet late

    Monday morning.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    146.3 feet on 10/17/2009.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 4880 12224 4885 12236 4889 12247 4896 12247

      4895 12233 4882 12215





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