SEATTLE — After a stormy couple of days in western Washington, power was mostly restored by Tuesday evening.
Puget Sound Energy and Snohomish PUD were each reporting fewer than 1,000 customers without power by 5:30 p.m.
Gusty winds knocked down trees and limbs, taking out powerlines across the region on Monday and overnight Tuesday.
The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory which expired at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The stormy weather caused issues on the roads as well.
Two roads in Marysville were closed because of water over the roadway and power lines and trees down. That included 152nd between 51st Avenue NE and 67th Street NE. Another closure was on 51st Avenue NE between 128th Street and 132nd Street.
Around 3:30 p.m., Everett Fire was on scene of a large tree and power pole down in the 1700 block of 121 Street SE.
Lynnwood police were also reporting a road closure in the 6200 block of 202nd Street SW due to a downed tree and power line.
One home in Lake Stevens going up in flames after a branch downed power lines and sparked a fire. The single-wide mobile home is a total loss. The owner of the home was away at the time, but a dog that was believed to be inside has not been located, according to Lake Stevens Residential Fire.
The Washington State Department of Transportation reported several crashes on Interstate 5 blocking lanes in the early morning hours between Tacoma and Seattle on Monday amid heavy rainfall.
Washington State Patrol Trooper John Dattilo posted about a semi-truck that collided with a barrier on I-5 northbound just south of State Route 101 at around 3:41 a.m. near Tumwater. Traffic was diverted onto Deschutes Way while cleanup was underway. The road has since reopened.
Snohomish County PUD said most power outages were the result of trees falling on wires and poles.
Workers at a gas station in Lake Stevens told KING 5 they were packed with people getting food and supplies, like gas for their generators.
Chuck Blair from Lake Stevens dealt with power outages Monday evening after getting home from a trip in Oregon.
"I'd like to hope it comes back on sometime tonight," he said. "Because I work from home, so I-- I won't be doing anything tomorrow if I don't have power back.”
Crews said the hefty wind gusts made power lines susceptible to outages. Snohomish County PUD alone has had at least 15 power crews rushing to scenes of fallen trees, they said. That includes one tall tree that fell clear across a residential road in Lynnwood.
“I was eating and then I just hear like a loud bang, and I was like, 'What happened?'" said Chuy Ceja, who lives in Lynnwood.
Ceja said he nearly saw his friend's mother get hit by the tree.
"My homies mom, yeah, the car. She was passing by in the car," said Ceja. "The second she passed, the tree fell, like, after she passed.”
