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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Seattle WA

847 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in 

Washington...



  Nooksack River At Ferndale affecting Whatcom County.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 

cars through flooded areas.



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued by late tonight at 500 AM PDT.



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847 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Nooksack River at Ferndale.



* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, the river begins overtopping its banks 

  within the City of Ferndale flooding low-lying areas within the 

  City and low pasture lands along the river from near Ferndale 

  downstream to the mouth.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:30 PM PDT Friday the stage was 17.8 feet.

  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    this evening to a crest of 19.3 feet late tonight into early

    Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late

    Saturday evening, and continue to recede into Sunday.

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



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JD