Over 13,000 reported without power throughout all of the Puget Sound area.
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The closures are due to the dangers in getting to and from schools due to flooding.
These winds are forecast to coincide with an over 9-foot high tide this afternoon.
"The Nooksack River will cause major near record flooding downstream through Lynden."
"A proclamation of emergency was approved today in order to expedite response by County agencies."
The river level forecast have increasingly worsened as the event approaches.
The closure is due to surface and river water flooding during heavy rains.
Flooding similar to the Super Bowl flood of 2020 that left Sumas, Everson and Nooksack inundated by water and debris is possible.
This is said to be the longest partial lunar eclipse since the 15th century.