WeatherMonday, November 9
Crews restore power to most customers after Saturday night's windstorm
The Daily Auburn team
If you lost power Saturday night, you had plenty of company. Utility crews restored power to most customers in the Puget Sound region by Sunday. mynorthwest.com says close to 110,000 homes and businesses were in the dark at the peak, while the Seattle Times counts more than 85,000 customers. In the Burien and White Center area, Seattle City Light reported at least 20,582 customers without electricity Saturday night.
Outages dropped sharply by Sunday morning
| Saturday night | Measure | Sunday, 10 a.m. |
|---|---|---|
| 21,656 | Puget Sound Energy | 7,713 |
| 9,106 | Snohomish County | 449 |
| 1,802 | Tacoma Public Utilities | 13 |
Source: FOX 13 Seattle
- Monday and Tuesday: breezier, gusts not above 30 mph
- Puget Sound Energy: 1,300 outages left by Sunday evening
- Downed line? Stay clear and report it to your utility
The weather isn't done yet. FOX 13 Seattle says crews were sending more people to the remaining outage sites. National Weather Service meteorologist Kayla Mazurkiewicz said more rain is expected early in the week, with winds picking back up Monday and Tuesday. “It will feel breezier, but I don’t think it will feel like (Saturday).”
The storm peaked near 110,000 outages with gusts to 69 mph
- 110,000
- homes and businesses without power at the peak, close to
- 69 mph
- top wind gust, in Hoquiam
- 30 mph
- the most winds are expected to reach Monday and Tuesday
Sources: mynorthwest.com, The Seattle Times
Sources: FOX 13 Seattle, B-Town Blog, mynorthwest.com, The Seattle Times