Snow arrives south of Bellingham, brings traffic impacts

By Staff on February 22, 2022 5:50am

Blowing snow is visible at the N Lake Samish interchange in a WSDOT traffic camera image (February 22, 2022).

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Motorists on I-5 between Burlington and Bellingham are encountering blowing snow this morning, Tuesday, February 22nd. Several non-injury crashes were reported to Washington State Patrol in both the northbound and southbound lanes by 5:30am.

As of 5:30am, slick roads were being reported while temperatures were in the mid-20s with localized precipitation.

Traffic maps indicated slower speeds between Bellingham and Burlington with much slower speeds in the area of Bow Hill.

Readers are encouraged to stay up to date on local driving conditions via the Whatcom News Traffic page.