WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — About 5:40am on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the National Weather Service Seattle office issued a flood statement noting that a flood warning is in place from this morning to late tomorrow morning for the south fork of the Nooksack River at the Saxon Road bridge in Acme and at the north Cedarville gauge in Deming.
Expected impacts around the Saxon Road bridge, “At 8.5 feet, the Nooksack River flooding will be widespread with swift water covering farmlands and many roads. Highway 9 north of Acme may be impassable. Erosion may affect some riverbanks.”
Expected impacts around north Cedarville, “At 148.0 feet, the Nooksack River will cause widespread flooding downstream through Lynden…with swift waters covering some farmlands and roads. Erosion may affect some riverbanks.”
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Phase 2 of this storm event has begun with moderate to heavy rain expected. This will drive up the Nooksack higher than yesterday, up to moderate flood category. This amount of flow in the mainstem Nooksack could lead to an Everson overflow flood event that would also impact Nooksack, Sumas, into Abbotsford BC Canada.
– National Weather Service Seattle office (December 10, 2025)
While no flood warning has been issued for the Ferndale gauge location, the current Nooksack River level forecast expects the river to crest at 21.2 feet about 4pm tomorrow, Thursday, December 11, 2025.
Expected impacts around Ferndale at 20.5 feet include the following.
- the river will overflow levees and banks along the east bank of the river from Hovander Park downstream to Marietta
- widespread flooding from near Ferndale downstream to the mouth
- swift waters in residential areas and over farmlands and roads
- flooding within the City of Ferndale impacting Main Street in the vicinity of the WTA bus station
- flooding of low-lying residential areas and roads within the City of Ferndale including Washington Street, Portal Way and Second Avenue
- potential road impacts include closing Marine Drive and Slater Road
The forecast crest level was last reached on February 2, 2020. Below are some photos taken at the time.
Brian Lynch and Curtis Wasilewski were able to boat out to the submerged corner of Barrett and Paradise Roads (February 2, 2020). Photo courtesy of Brian Lynch 
Looking east on Washington Street toward the entrance to VanderYacht Park in Ferndale after the Nooksack River level rose to nearly 21 feet (February 2, 2020). Photo: Whatcom News 
The rear of residential property along 2nd Avenue facing VanderYacht Park became waterfront property when the Nooksack River level rose to nearly 21 feet (February 2, 2020). Photo: Whatcom News 
Looking west from behind Motel 6 after the Nooksack River level rose to nearly 21 feet (February 2, 2020). Photo: Whatcom News 
The Nooksack River flowing at just below 21 feet (February 2, 2020). Photo: Whatcom News 
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