Round two of three storms this week hit Western Washington on Wednesday. Crews are continuing to work Thursday morning to restore power to thousands and clean up damage left by the storm.
Dangerous conditions were the theme of Wednesday's storm, whether it was a pole that smashed a car in Kent, a tree down in the middle of I-405 or downed power lines across SR 509.
More than an inch of rain was measured on Wednesday in Seattle, Tacoma, Bremerton, Olympia and Bellingham. There was about two inches in Hoquiam and three inches in Forks.
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The wind also knocked down trees across the region, including one in North Seattle that pierced the windshield of a car near the Northgate Mall. No one was hurt.
One place trees and power lines came down was in Tacoma, where witnesses say a man was trapped by a fallen tree. When KIRO 7 arrived at the scene, a man on a stretcher was being put into an aid car.
His condition is not known.
Power lines went down on northbound SR 509 at South Cloverdale Street, shutting down the highway for hours. It has since reopened.
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Ferries took a beating on the Mulkilteo-Clinton run. High winds meant big waves and a bumpy ride.
Thousands without power across Western Washington
As of Thursday morning, thousands of people across Western Washington were still without power.
In Seattle, more than 160 people are affected.
About 140 customers are without power in Snohomish County.
Puget Sound Energy is reporting more than 8,800 outages, down from 17,000 Wednesday night.
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Weather outlook
- Rain decreases overnight
- Showers continue
- Round 3 this weekend
The Nooksack and South Fork Nooksack Rivers in Whatcom County are under a Flood Warning. Both are expected to crest with minor flooding Thursday morning.
Winds have died down and Wind Warnings and Advisories are no longer in effect. It will be breezy at times with gust up to about 30 mph possible overnight into Thursday.
There will be Intervals of rain on Thursday but most of that will be much lighter than what we had Wednesday night. Thunderstorms can’t be ruled out around Puget Sound, but they’re more likely along the coast.
The snow level will likely be around 5,000 feet during the day, falling to around 4,000 feet overnight into Friday, which means we’ll likely see snow at Stevens Pass.
Friday’s showers will not be as plentiful as on Thursday and we should see more sunbreaks.
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Round three is on track for Saturday into Sunday.
Models suggest the heaviest rain could target areas from Seattle on to the south with rivers coming out of the Central and South Cascades potentially reaching flood stage.
Downed trees and power lines during Wednesday's storm
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