Posted: January 7, 2009 2:38:37 AM PST
Whatcom County Executive Pete Kremen has declared a state of emergency for Whatcom County as a result of the heavy rain, warm temperatures and resulting rapid snow melt. This situation has resulted in wide spread flooding impacting major transportation corridors and some homes and businesses throughout the county.
As a result, City of Bellingham and Whatcom County public safety and public works officials have opened a Joint Emergency Operations Center to deal with the current flood situation, as well as plan for a potential river flood situation later today into Thursday.
Some of the current issues being addressed include;
At this time we have no reports of any injuries related to this event.
City and County public works and public safety employees have been working all night to address the above issues and more. Compounding this situation is the anticipated cresting of the Nooksack River above flood stage sometime later today/tonight. As a result, officials will be working throughout the day, responding and planning for continued flood operations.
Officials ask for the public's patience as they work hard to address the many ongoing issues. To help keep you safe, and help us respond to this event, it is important to;
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Media Contact:
Rick Sucee
PIO, Joint EOC
360-815-1696
rsucee@cob.org
