Strong winds topple trees, power lines; more than 75,000 customers lost power

SEATTLE (AP) — Officials say more than 75,000 customers around western Washington were without power and flights were grounded briefly at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport due to blustery, rainy weather.

The National Weather Service in Seattle had issued a wind advisory for western Washington and surrounding areas until 9 p.m. Tuesday. Wind gusts around 60 mph were reported in some areas.

Puget Sound Energy reported about 60,000 customers without power at 6 p.m. Tuesday. In their coverage area, they say Kitsap County sustained the most damage.

Fire officials in the town of Poulsbo, in Kitsap County, say a woman was taken to a hospital with injuries and the rest of her family was displaced after a tree slammed into their home.

Seattle City Light reported nearly 4,000 customers affected by outages. Snohomish County Public Utility District said about 15,000 customers lacked power.

Around the Puget Sound, viewers reported large trees were down and that driving was difficult thanks to the heavy wind.


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