High winds knock down trees, cause power outages across Puget Sound

Power outages throughout Puget Sound

High winds knocked out power for thousands and downed some trees.

WASHINGTON - High winds hit the Cascade foothills on Wednesday evening, knocking out power to thousands of customers and knocking down trees.

Wind gusts were forecast to reach 55 mph in spots, especially near the Cascade gap.

At one point in the evening, about 15,000 Puget Sound Energy customers were without power, particularly in areas in south King County.

A few trees were knocked down due to the high winds. On NE 116th Street in Redmond, a tree blocked all lanes of traffic and crushed a vehicle. Redmond Police say the driver was not injured.

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Photo from Redmond Police

In West Seattle, a tree fell down and blocked all lanes of traffic on 35th Ave. SW, between SW Avalon Way and SW. Alaska Street.

Photo from SDOT

To report or view an outage near you:

Puget Sound Energy: View and report outages - Call: 1-888-225-5773
Seattle City Light: View and report outages - Call: 206-684-3000
Tacoma Public Utilities: View and report outages - Call: 253-502-8602
Clallam County PUD: View outage map - Call: 360-452-9771 or 800-542-7859
Jefferson PUD: View and report outages - Call: 360-385-5800
Kitsap PUD: Call: 360-779-7656
Mason County PUD #1: Call: 360-877-5249
Mason PUD #3: Outage map - Report an outage - Call: 360-426-8255
Pacific Power: Report an outage - Call: 877-508-5088
Peninsula Light Co.: Report an outage and view outage map - Call: 877-853-1388
Snohomish County PUD: Outage map - Call: 425-783-1001