Pacific Northwest Power Outages
Strong winds and heavy rain knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses across the Pacific Northwest over the weekend.
Puget Sound Energy crews are working to restore electricity after the storm swept through the region Saturday evening and into Sunday morning. More than 12,000 customers remain without power in Kitsap, Thurston, Pierce, and King Counties.
Utility crews work to restore power and clear roads
Seattle City Light crews are working around the clock to restore service to 20,000 waiting customers. Grays Harbor Public Utility District was also hit hard, reporting more than 9,000 outages Sunday morning. Snohomish PUD reports that its crews are dealing with restoring power to about 1,500 customers.
Utility crews and emergency responders spent the night clearing fallen trees from blocked roadways. In Lewis County just before 10 p.m., a multi-vehicle collision and downed trees blocked all lanes of southbound Interstate 5 near Highway 12. In Clallam County, about 20 miles west of Lake Crescent, State Route 113 was closed about a mile north of U.S. 101 due to downed trees and large branches across the highway.
Which counties and areas faced outages and closures?
Which counties faced customer outages under Puget Sound Energy?
Puget Sound Energy reported more than 12,000 customers without electricity across Kitsap, Thurston, Pierce, and King Counties.
Where did highway closures occur due to storm debris?
State Route 113 in Clallam County closed about 20 miles west of Lake Crescent, while a multi-vehicle crash and downed trees blocked southbound Interstate 5 near Highway 12 in Lewis County.
How many customers were waiting for power in Seattle?
Seattle City Light reported that 20,000 customers were waiting for power to be restored.
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