Whatcom County, Washington

60 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Chuckanut Creek Near Bellingham, WA: flow 2.88 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (2.83 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 57 min ago
• Chuckanut Creek Near Bellingham, WA: water level 14.19 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (14.16 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 57 min ago
• Carpenter Creek Near Bellingham, WA: water level 8.94 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (8.47 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 57 min ago
• Sumas River Near Sumas, WA: flow 46.7 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (43.4 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Diablo Reservoir Near Newhalem, WA: water level 1,203 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1,203 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Washington: 105 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

5 sources answered; nothing recent here.

4 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Blaine on SR 543 at mp 0.12 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 2 h ago
• SR 9 / SR 547 (Sumas at Front St) at mp 97.50 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 2 h ago
• Blaine on SR 543 at mp 0.12 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 2 h ago
• SR 9 / SR 547 (Sumas at Front St) at mp 97.50 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 2 h ago
• Bellingham International Airport · Washington State Department of Transportation · 8 h ago

17 reports in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

• City Council · Lynden city · 16 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Draft Septic System Management Plan: Public Comment Open Nov 1 – Dec 5 · Whatcom County government · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• EMS Levy Planning Committee Meeting November 5, 2026 · Whatcom County government · 18 h ago Published event
• Public Works Committee Agendas & Minutes · Lynden city · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Public Safety Committee Agendas & Minutes · Lynden city · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

4 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Kraken outlast Maple Leafs 5-4 to spoil No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna’s big game · KGMI · 44 min ago
• Gang member sentenced for repeated drug trafficking at Bellingham homeless encampment · KIRO 7 (CBS) · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Repentance – Collective Worship – Jonah 3, Nehemiah 9 · KWPZ · 5 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Gospel Tech FAQ’s: How Do I Know if my Child’s Tech is a Problem? · KWPZ · 5 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Northwest Indian College · KGMI · 8 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

And 42 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Bellingham: AQI 3, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Bellingham: AQI 3 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago
• Custer: AQI 19 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Washington: 80 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 34 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 14 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 31 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 entry from U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) outage map (utility-built) (U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN)) for this county, in its latest read.

1 reading here, none current.

• U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) outage map (utility-built): 1 entry for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Quiet

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT
• Border crossings (BTS): No port here moved by a quarter against the same month a year earlier · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · read Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Washington, week of 2026-10-19: $5.332 a gallon, down 4 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, West Coast except California, week of 2026-10-19: $5.007 a gallon, down 6 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Kenneth G Ward (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 2,432 trucks. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Kenneth G Ward (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 36,935 personal vehicles. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Kenneth G Ward (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 72,317 personal vehicle passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Kenneth G Ward (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 38 pedestrians. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Point Roberts (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 685 trucks. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Point Roberts (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 49,446 personal vehicles. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Point Roberts (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 69,714 personal vehicle passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Point Roberts (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 421 pedestrians. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Point Roberts (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 15 buses. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Point Roberts (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 159 bus passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Sumas (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 9,227 trucks. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Sumas (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 22 trains. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Sumas (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 63 train passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Sumas (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 38,279 personal vehicles. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Sumas (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 69,601 personal vehicle passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Sumas (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 1,423 pedestrians. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Sumas (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 5 buses. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Sumas (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 136 bus passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Blaine (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 28,372 trucks. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Blaine (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 175 trains. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Blaine (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 8,870 train passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Blaine (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 223,078 personal vehicles. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Blaine (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 431,884 personal vehicle passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Blaine (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 1,201 pedestrians. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Blaine (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 719 buses. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Blaine (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 14,241 bus passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Kenneth G Ward (US-Canada Border), August 2026: 1 buses. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Kenneth G Ward (US-Canada Border), August 2026: 1 bus passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 92,566 jobs (93,525 a year earlier); $1,384 average weekly wage ($1,329 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 6:25 AM PDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT; Bureau of Transportation Statistics Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT.

Unusual For Here

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Whatcom County, Washington (detected 2026-08-10). This is the first detection in wild birds here this season. USDA APHIS

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 5:04 PM PDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 46 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  32 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 5:04 PM PDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 7:26 AM PDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 7 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 1 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 6:25 AM PDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  57 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 6:25 AM PDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 7:00 AM PDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 8:05 AM PDT.