The Skagit River near Mount Vernon reached a record high of 37.43 feet at 9:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, and is expected to continue rising until 4 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, while most other local rivers were falling.
The previous record in Mount Vernon was 37.40 feet. Major flood stage is 32 feet, and the river is expected to crest at 38.26 feet at 4 a.m. Friday.
The Skagit River near Concrete is predicted to drop out of major flood stage (32.5 feet) by 9:15 p.m. Thursday and was sitting at 31.98 feet. It is expected to continue dropping to below action stage (24.5 feet) through Sunday, Dec. 14.
The Nooksack River at Ferndale was at 22.23 feet as of 9:15 p.m. Thursday. Major flood stage is 23 feet, and the river is predicted to continue dropping out of action stage by Sunday.
Nooksack River at North Cedarville reached a record height of 150.32 feet at 4:30 a.m. Thursday. The river was at 144.67 feet as of 8:15 p.m. Thursday. It is expected to continue dropping to 141 feet by Sunday.
Nooksack River at Everson dropped out of action stage at 6 p.m. Thursday and is expected to continue dropping over the next couple of days.
Skagit County, including Mount Vernon, Burlington, Conway, La Conner and Edison, remains under a flash flood watch. Because of heavy rains and overflow from the Skagit River, it is possible dikes and levees could fail, resulting in flash flooding through those areas into Skagit and Padilla bays.
The National Weather Service is warning there’s an increased risk for landslides as rain continues.
