County Executive Satal Sidhu signed an emergency proclamation Tuesday afternoon, a step that allows agencies to provide victim assistance.

Homes, city facilities, school districts and roads across Whatcom and Skagit counties sustained damage in last week’s record-setting floods. From an estimated $2 million to $3 million worth of damage to city facilities in Everson, to 55-60 homes flooded in Burlington, the flood’s impact will rock the lives of thousands in our region.

Over a foot of rain has already fallen in the last few days, and more is on the way amid major flooding in Washington state.

Engineers are still examining the damage to Hannegan Road north of Bakerview Road and Woburn Street north of Lakeway Drive.

The city council voted on Monday, Dec. 15 to pass an emergency resolution and waive the competitive bidding requirements in order to quickly fund culvert repairs on Hannegan Road and Woburn Street, clean up sewer backflows in the Lettered Streets neighborhood and address sinkholes that formed next to Little Squalicum Pier.

Maddy Crerar and her daughter stood at pavement’s edge, where Slater Road disappeared beneath the swollen Nooksack River. A quarter-mile of the rural road — the primary access to the coastal Lummi Indian Reservation in Washington’s Whatcom County, just south of the Canadian border — was submerged.

Some have seen their homes flood two or three times over the last 15 years and are taking extra precautions to protect their property.

Unprecedented flooding is driving tens of thousands of people from their homes. Local authorities are sharing resources, and the state is asking for federal aid.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Seattle, Washington, and its surrounding areas following the breach of the Green River Levee. The service warned that life-threatening conditions may be experienced in Kent,

As of Thursday, Dec. 11, a total of 14 Washington counties were under a flood watch, while five counties in Washington were under a flood warning. Residential flooding in Sumas, Wash., on Dec. 10, 2025. Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald

"Catastrophic" flooding is expected to hit parts of Skagit, Snohomish and King counties as rivers swell and the region is drenched in rain.

The northbound Interstate 5 ramps to and from Iowa Street in Bellingham are closed due to water over the roadway following several days of rain in the region. In Whatcom County, several roads are closed due to flooding while others remain open but have water over the roadway.