Floodwaters expected to reach Highway 1 in Abbotsford overnight

Published 7:16 pm Thursday, December 11, 2025

The City of Abbotsford has reported that floodwaters in Sumas Prairie and Huntingdon Village are expected to peak overnight on Thursday (Dec. 11) and water is likely to reach Highway 1 on Thursday evening or Friday (Dec. 12) morning.

The City said that this is based on data from the 1990 flood event.

Evacuation orders remain in place for 82 properties in Huntingdon Village and 371 properties in Sumas Prairie West. Evacuation alerts remain in place for 1,069 properties in Sumas Prairie East and West and residents are encouraged to prepare in case they are required to leave their homes.

For an interactive map with all the details, click anywhere in this sentence.

Residents are urged to stay out of the evacuation areas, away from floodwater and off all flooded or water-covered roads for their own safety and to ease strain on emergency responders.

The reception centre at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre (2499 McMillan Road) will be open until 10 p.m. to provide immediate shelter and assistance for residents impacted by these orders. The centre will reopen Friday morning at 8 a.m. To date, a total of 116 individuals (53 families) have checked in with the centre, with 15 families being provided with overnight lodging.

Earlier this afternoon saw the Abbotsford Police Department share several new road closures including:

Vye Road is closed in both directions from Whatcom Road to Sumas Road
Angus Campbell Road in both directions from Boundary Road to South Parallel Road
2nd Avenue is closed east of B Street
South Parallel Road in both directions is closed between Sumas Way and Whatcom Road

Additional road closures in Abbotsford due to flooding

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Floodwaters expected to reach Highway 1 in Abbotsford overnight

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