Published: Saturday, June 23, 2012, 10:09 p.m.
6,000 lose power; toppled tree snarls I-5 traffic
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Wet, windy weather briefly knocked out power for thousands of people in Snohomish County on Saturday afternoon and even toppled a tree onto I-5 in Everett.
At its peak, the power failure affected about 6,000 customers in Mukilteo, Monroe and Granite Falls, Snohomish County PUD spokesman Neil Neroutsos said. Most people had power restored within an hour. A lightning strike is believed to have been the cause.
Nearly a quarter inch of rain fell in the Everett area between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Dana Felton said. Most of the rain fell before 3 p.m., when the skies started to clear. A high wind gust of 35 mph was recorded at Paine Field.
A fallen tree on I-5 near Highway 526 blocked at least one northbound lane and backed up traffic. The first report of the downed tree reached the Washington State Department of Transportation at 2:14 p.m. A little more than 20 minutes later, it had been removed.
At its peak, the power failure affected about 6,000 customers in Mukilteo, Monroe and Granite Falls, Snohomish County PUD spokesman Neil Neroutsos said. Most people had power restored within an hour. A lightning strike is believed to have been the cause.
Nearly a quarter inch of rain fell in the Everett area between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Dana Felton said. Most of the rain fell before 3 p.m., when the skies started to clear. A high wind gust of 35 mph was recorded at Paine Field.
A fallen tree on I-5 near Highway 526 blocked at least one northbound lane and backed up traffic. The first report of the downed tree reached the Washington State Department of Transportation at 2:14 p.m. A little more than 20 minutes later, it had been removed.
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