WeatherSunday, November 8
Windstorm knocks out power for at least 83,000 people in Western Washington
The Daily Auburn team
If you lost power overnight, you had plenty of company. The season's first big storm knocked out power for at least 83,000 people in Western Washington Saturday night. Seattle City Light reported outages for more than 46,000 customers around 9 p.m., and Puget Sound Energy had more than 27,000 customers out.
Seattle City Light reported the most outages Saturday night
Sources: The Seattle Times, KOMO
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Seattle City Light | 46,000 |
| Puget Sound Energy | 27,000 |
| Clallam County PUD | 7,000 |
| Tacoma Public Utilities | 3,500 |
| Grays Harbor County PUD | 3,000 |
In Tacoma, the city's utility reported just over 3,500 customers out at 10:30 p.m. Utilities saw it coming: Snohomish County PUD called in extra crews ahead of the gusts. "We do have extra crews on staff this weekend because of the forecast," spokesperson Erica Keene said.
- Gusts: hit 69 mph in Hoquiam, per the National Weather Service
- Wind advisory: until 4 a.m. Sunday
- Ferries: Port Townsend–Coupeville service paused for rough seas
- Rain: more rounds through the weekend and into next week
The storm by the numbers
- 83,000
- people without power Saturday night in Western Washington
- 226
- Puget Sound Energy outage locations
- 40
- Seattle City Light outage locations
Source: The Seattle Times
In West Seattle, gusts up to 50 mph cut power by 8:30 p.m. Heading out today? Slow down where leaves and water pool, and rake leaves off the drain in front of your house.
Sources: The Seattle Times, KIRO 7 News Seattle, KOMO, Westside Seattle