Image: MLA Kelly Greene / Sumas Prairie flooding.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Flood waters

Overflow water from Nooksack River has stopped coming across U.S.-Canada border: City of Abbotsford

Dec 15, 2025 | 10:28 AM

ABBOTSFORD — Amid an orange warning level alert forecasting heavy rain in Abbotsford, the City of Abbotsford says overflow water from the Nooksack River has stopped coming across the U.S.-Canada border.

According to a statement from Melissa Godbout, communications and public relations specialist for the City of Abbotsford, the River Forecast at North Cedarville currently projects the river won’t reach flood stage. In the meantime, the city’s Emergency Operations Centre continues to monitor weather warnings and water levels closely.

As stated above, the city says overflow water from the Nooksack River has stopped flowing across the U.S.-Canada border into southern Abbotsford.

Environment Canada has issued an orange warning level weather alert for Abbotsford for heavy rain, and the BC River Forecast Centre continues their Flood Warning for Sumas River.

The statement says municipal crews are assessing culverts, bridges and road conditions and are reopening roads once they are deemed safe to drive. With the forecasted heavy rain, road conditions can change quickly, so drivers are urged to use caution. Highway 1 is expected to fully reopen eastbound between Whatcom Road and Number 3 Road later today.

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The city says power is out for most of Sumas Prairie due to wind, and BC Hydro crews are on the scene. A downed power line has closed Vye Road and Whatcom Road and drivers are asked to avoid the area and follow traffic controls for their safety.

The City of Abbotsford says it has downgraded the evacuation orders for Castle Fun Park and Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre, moving both properties to evacuation alert but emphasizing that both businesses should remain prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice, should conditions change.

Evacuation orders remain in place for 75 properties, and 410 properties remain under Evacuation Alert. The interactive map, which is searchable by address, has been updated to show the status of all properties in the evacuation area, indicating whether they are under order or alert.

Rapid damage assessments continue for properties in the evacuation order area in hopes of lifting more orders later today. Residents and businesses impacted by the evacuations are encouraged to visit the Return Home information page for resources and guidance to support the return to their properties as they turn to agencies, insurers and other levels of government for support.

Staff in the Emergency Operations Centre and in the field continue to actively monitor river levels, dikes, roads and weather conditions closely.