A storm is expected to bring rain and wind to Western Washington, bringing gusts up to 40 mph are possible in the Puget Sound area. Forecasters say some downed trees and a few power outages are possible.
Ahead of Saturday's wind storm, Jon Poteet, an arborist with Northwest Tree Specialists, shared some warning signs for trees at risk of falling.
He said mushrooms in the ground near your tree means your tree is sick and you should get it checked.
Another type of mushroom, called Artist's Conk, that grows on trunk of the tree is a sign that there's rot inside.
And then there is the space near the trunk of the tree.
“We get the call a lot of times when people say it's going fall, it's going to fall. First thing we do is we look right around the base of the tree, and you can see if it’s starting to push that soil back a little bit as the tree moves,” Poteet explained. He said if that's the case with a tree near your home, that's a bad sign.
KGW's Pat Dooris contributed to this report.
