Update: Latest Whatcom County road closures due to flooding
Roads have flooded across Whatcom County, and officials have closed several for safety reasons following heavy rain.
According to the Whatcom County Public Works, more than 30 roads are either closed or have water on the roadway.
The Public Works Department has published a list of affected roads: The list has been most recently updated at 11:05 a.m. March 19.
Closed
- Bayon Road at 1794 to Marine Drive
- Beebe Road east of State Route 539
- Bylsma Road from Polinder to East Wiser Lake Road
- Flynn Road south of Lynden city limits
- Gillies Road at the Nooksack city limits — south of Alm Road
- Lampman at South Church Road
- Marine Drive from Country Lane to Bayon
- Marine Drive from Hoff Road to Country Lane
- Marine Drive from Ferndale Road to Lummi Shore Drive. The floodgates closed at Marine Drive and Ferndale Road.
- Northwood Road at Hampton Road
- Paradise Road at Barret Road
- River Road west of Flynn Road
- Slater Road east of the railroad tracks to west of the Nooksack Bridge. The floodgates were closed at 8:20 a.m. March 20.
Water over the roadway
- Alm Road west of Gillies Road
- 2683 Bayshore Drive
- Birch Point Loop
- Bowen Road at the 3900 block
- Chief Martin Road west of Nooksack Drive
- Clearbrook Road west of Nooksack Road
- Clearbrook Road east of Swanson Road
- Ferndale Road north of Marine Drive
- Ferndale Road north of Slater Road
- 5020 Ferndale Road
- Garrison Road at 8700 block
- Gilles Road at Lindsay Road
- Harksell Road in the 1400 block
- Homesteader Road at the dead end
- Hovel Road at the 9300 block
- Imhoff Raod south of Ferndale city limits
- Innis Creek Road south of Doran
- Innis Creek Road north of Wickersham
- Jones Road east of Conchman
- Kickerville Road at the 7000 block
- North Lake Samish and West Lake Samish east of Roy Road
- Lampman west of Haxton Way
- Lay Road north of Saxon Road
- Leibrant north of South Pass Road
- Lindsay Road east of Garrison Road
- Lindsay Road east of Highway 9
- Lindsay Road west of Trapline Road
- Marine Drive west of Ferndale Road
- Morrison Road at the 7500 block
- Nolte Road at the 1900 block
- North Pass at the 8700 block
- Oat Coles Road south of South Pass Road, near the bridge
- Oat Coles Road north of Mack Road
- Rathbone Road north of Willey’s Lake Road
- Ritter Road at the 7100 block
- Rural Avenue at the 4500 block
- West Smith Road at Hovander Road
- West Smith Road east of Northwest Road
- Sucia Road at the 4400 block
- Timon Road east of Northwood Road
- Van Buren Road at the 9700 block
- Van Wyck Road east of Dewey Road
- Wickersham Road west of Innis Creek
- East Wiser Lake Road at the 200 block
- East Wiser Lake Road at the 400 block
This story was originally published March 18, 2026 at 1:57 PM.
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Jack Belcher
The Bellingham Herald