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Strong winds knock out power to thousands in Puget Sound region

Reports of downed trees and wires began coming in by Monday evening during a storm that was expected to bring several feet of snow to the Cascades.

SEATTLE — Strong winds that have downed trees and power lines has knocked out power to thousands in the Puget Sound region.

The power outages come amid a weather system that is bringing rain and heavy mountain snow.

Power outages

More than 2,500 Puget Sound Energy customers were without still power as of 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Just over 1,000 Snohomish PUD customers were in the dark around the same time.

Seattle City Light reported 74 customers without power on Tuesday morning.

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Reported damage

Trees, power poles and lines were reported down throughout western Washington, including in Woodinville where a tree fell onto a truck.

The incident occurred on NE Woodinville Duvall Road and 168th Avenue NE. Nobody was injured, according to Eastside Fire & Rescue.

Meanwhile, a power pole was down in Snohomish County, impacting customers in Edmonds, Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace. 

Snohomish PUD also reported a fallen tree taking down power wires and a pole on Larch Way in Lynnwood.

Over in Kitsap County, NE 288th Street was closed in the area of Big Dog Place due to trees, power poles and wires down, according to North Kitsap Fire & Rescue.

In Kingston, State Route 104 was closed at Lindvog Road after at least three trees fell, blocking both lanes.

A fallen tree also closed Northeast 104 Street between 166th Avenue Northeast and 168th Avenue Northeast in Redmond Monday night, according to Redmond police.

Ferry service

The Edmonds-Kingston ferry and Seattle-Bainbridge routes were out of service for part of the day Monday due to the weather. As of Tuesday morning, there were no issues with the Seattle-Bainbridge route, but the Edmonds-Kingston Ferry was out of service due to an electrical issue with the transfer span at the Edmonds Terminal.

Other routes are subject to cancellation due to the severe weather, according to Washington State Ferries.

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Ongoing weather

While the winds decrease on Tuesday, wind gusts remain elevated at around 20 to 30 miles per hour throughout the area. The highest gusts Tuesday will favor the mountain passes, the Cascade gap areas, and in western Whatcom County extending west into San Juan County and near the south shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

The north and central Washington coast and eastern and western Strait of Juan de Fuca are under a Wind Advisory from Monday at 6 p.m. until Tuesday at noon.


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Watch: Heavy snow continues to fall in central Cascades

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