Western WA power outages pop up as atmospheric river, high winds move in
Seattle weather: High winds, heavy rain moving in
An atmospheric river is making its way to the Puget Sound region this weekend, you won't see sunny weather until possibly middle of next week, here's what to know in the meantime.
Updated, as of 5:30 p.m. on October 19
SEATTLE - Power outages reported by Puget Sound Energy have plummeted from well over 14,000 earlier in the day to just over 1,200 customers by Saturday evening.
Original story:
Thousands of Puget Sound-area residents are without power Saturday as an atmospheric river and high winds move in to the region.
As of 10 a.m., about 14,500 customers do not have power. The outages stretch from as far north as the border with Canada near Haynie and Bellingham, down to areas like Fairfax outside of Tacoma.
Puget Sound Energy outage map as of 10 a.m. on 10/19/24
The estimated times for restoration of power are currently ranging from noon until 4 p.m. on October 19.
The largest outage is in the Kitsap County area, near places like Poulsbo, Four COrners, and Kingston, among others.
While some of the outages remain under investigation, trees and vegetation are the listed cause for many of Saturday's outages.
This comes as large areas of Western Washington remain under a wind advisory until 2 p.m.
Full Puget Sound Energy outage map here.
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