EVERETT — A windstorm knocked down trees and power poles across Snohomish County Monday and left more than 16,000 homes without power.
Winds picked up Monday evening and blew through the night, including gusts at Paine Field as high as 52 miles per hour, National Weather Service meteorologist Kayla Mazurkiewicz said.
Winds should decrease Tuesday afternoon, she said, bringing the potential of rain. But Wednesday is a different story.
“Tomorrow we have temperatures in the mid-upper 50s, definitely could hit some 60s and have some sun breaks,” Mazurkiewicz said. “It’s kind of weird how that happens.”
Outages from the storm began across southern Snohomish County around 7 p.m. Monday, said Snohomish County Public Utility District spokesperson Aaron Swaney. Crews were able to restore power to most customers within a few hours, but high winds which struck overnight around 3 a.m. brought outage numbers back over 16,000.
As of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, nearly 4,300 homes were out of power, mostly concentrated around Mill Creek. Crews are hoping to restore power to most customers by the end of Tuesday, Swaney said.
“This is definitely a typical winter storm for us. This is not like the bomb cyclone. We’re not seeing that kind of damage out there,” Swaney said.
Winds knocked down some trees and power poles. Fallen utility poles blocked the southbound lanes of Highway 9 near Maltby around 9:30 p.m. Monday. The road reopened around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Wednesday’s sun won’t last long, with rain predicted to return on Thursday, although temperatures will still be in the mid-50s. The sun could peek back out for the end of the week, with Friday’s forecast of 56 degrees and partly sunny.
Eliza Aronson: 425-339-3434; eliza.aronson@heraldnet.com; X: @ElizaAronson.
Will Geschke: 425-339-3443; william.geschke@heraldnet.com; X: @willgeschke.
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