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Winter WeatherWestern Whatcom County, Washington

December 21, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Western Whatcom County

Event narrative (NOAA)

Shortly before 5 PM PST, in the heart of the evening commute, freezing rain began to fall across portions of Western Whatcom County as cold surface air from Fraser Outflow began to filter in below slightly warmer, Pacific-influenced air aloft. State troopers responded to a fatality collision involving multiple vehicles along southbound I-5 at MP 263. Roadway was fully blocked for a period of time. ||A report of around 0.05 inches of freezing rain was reported in Lynden the evening of Dec 21 with a surface temperature ranging from 28-30F.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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