Thousands were without power in Southwest Snohomish County Tuesday night after strong winds and heavy rain struck the region.
Snohomish County PUD reported that crews were seeing major damage throughout Snohomish County due to the high winds toppling trees and branches. “Crews will work through the night to restore power as quickly as they safely can,” the utility said via social media. “Please avoid downed wires.”
In Lynnwood, South County firefighters responded after a large tree fell on a homeless encampment off Alderwood Mall Parkway shortly after 7 p.m., killing a woman in her 50s. No other injuries were reported.
Edmonds police reported via social media that “multiple trees and power/utility lines down all over the city. Many roads are impassable or have serious hazards present. Please do not go outside or drive if you do not have to.”
Sound Transit said that weather was creating “significant delays” on the 1 Line, which serves Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace. As of about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Link Shuttle buses were replacing the 1 Line between Lynnwood City Center and Northgate, The Seattle Times reported.
Thank you PUD workers and stay safe, please!
We residents and homeowners were very lucky – this time… For the most part, our windstorms come from the south or southwest. If you choose to have, and keep, (especially) overgrown Fir trees, it’s your responsibility to have them routinely professionally inspected for loose or dead limbs. Yes, it’ll cost you, but you’ve chosen to keep these extremely hazardous trees that grow very fast. Your unfortunate neighbor is the recipient of the cost of damages from your trees, but they should be able to expect their insurance deductible to come from your insurance. At the absolute very least, check on those neighbors and help with the cleanup and repairs, especially if they’re disabled, elderly and/or live in a one level home. This is deadly serious. I’m speaking from experience. You could potentially be saving a life when our next windstorm arrives.
How do you know when a fir tree is overgrown? Would you feel better if there were no fir trees? Have you considered moving to a state with no fir trees?
Our power was out for about 3 hours or so. Thank you so much to PUD for getting it restored so quickly.