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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Seattle WA

410 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...The Flood Warning continues 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.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued by this afternoon at 1215 PM PDT.



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410 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...



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



* WHERE...Nooksack River at Ferndale.



* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.



* 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 4:00 AM PDT Saturday the stage was 19.4 feet.

  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.

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

    ending at 4:00 AM PDT Saturday was 19.4 feet.

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

    late this afternoon and continue falling to 9.5 feet late

    Monday evening.

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

    19.3 feet on 01/19/2005.

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



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LAT...LON 4889 12247 4887 12253 4878 12254 4876 12263

      4891 12262 4896 12247





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