WA — Power outages are continuing across much of Western Washington following a windy Friday night with the season’s first atmospheric river event.
As of 9 a.m. on Saturday, 15,839 customers across the state were reportedly without power according to the electric providers tracking outages. Reports showed that 13,894 Puget Sound Energy customers, 1,649 Clallam County PUD customers, and 263 Snohomish County PUD customers were without power.
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory on Friday night for several areas in western Washington, warning of strong gusts through 5 a.m. Saturday. The advisory included San Juan County, Western Whatcom and Skagit counties, the Admiralty Inlet area, and cities including Everett, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, and Port Townsend.
Power outages peaked around 7 p.m. last night, with over 24,000 customers reportedly without power.
The National Weather Service in Seattle posted just after midnight, warning community members and travelers of possible impacts to power lines and trees throughout the morning.
A reminder that in areas with the strongest winds (near the coast and the north interior), isolated impacts to power lines and trees will remain possible through around daybreak this morning. #wawx https://t.co/3G9foWichN
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) October 19, 2024
Just before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Snohomish PUD added an update about the continuing outages. PUD crews worked throughout the night to restore power to approximately 40,000 customers, with a dozen line and service crews working in the areas of Echo Lake, Edmonds, Picnic Point, Monroe, and Oso.
PUD crews worked throughout the night to restore power to ~40,000 customers. We currently have a dozen line and service crews working in the areas of Echo Lake, Edmonds, Picnic Point, Monroe and Oso. Report outages to https://t.co/EPNKCACcXX and sign up for text alerts. pic.twitter.com/0Vk7cvmzin
— Snohomish County PUD (@SnoPUD) October 19, 2024
KIRO 7 Meteorologist Nick Allard reports that Saturday will be a blustery and wet day across the area as the weakening atmospheric river sinks south, dousing the whole area with rainfall. It’ll be warmer on Saturday as rain falls, but snow levels will rise. Winds will be in the 15-30mph range Saturday. Similar to Friday, the heaviest rain will be to our north.
The last wave will move across the area on Sunday, with blustery and rainy conditions.
As of 10 p.m., most residents have had their power restored.
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