Storms smack region again

Sock it to us, baby.

The rough winter weather just won’t leave us alone.

Another windstorm whipped through the region Friday afternoon and was expected to pound windows all night. As much as an inch of rain was expected in the lowlands and heavy snow in the mountains.

On Sunday, more heavy rain is expected.

The two storms, when added with several others that have moved through the area in the last three weeks, have weather experts predicting mudslides over the weekend and into early next week.

On Tuesday night, freezing temperatures are expected to grab the region and remain until the weekend.

The nasty weather follows devastating flooding, snow and windstorms that smashed the region in November and December.

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“We certainly have had a rough winter so far, but we have a warehouse that’s stocked with all the needed materials. We have crews ready to go day or night,” said Neil Neroutsos, a spokesman for Snohomish County PUD. “We’re ready to get out and tackle whatever Mother Nature deals us.”

Utility workers have twice had to work multiple 40-hour shifts this storm season. The first battle was to restore electricity knocked out by snow, the second by high winds.

About 7,500 PUD customers in Marysville lost power Friday afternoon for about an hour. Another 8,272 customers in Mukilteo’s Harbour Pointe area lost power briefly about 5 p.m. Shortly after 8 p.m., 1,150 customers lost power in the Edmonds area and crews were dispatched to investigate. More outages were anticipated overnight.

“There’s been past years when we’ve had storms back to back,” Neroutsos said. “You just kind of have to deal with what comes along and address any problems that arise.”

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Everett and the surrounding area from noon Friday to 8 a.m. today.

Rain is expected Sunday, followed by temperatures in the mid-20s much of next week, said Dennis D’Amico, a National Weather Service meteorologist.

It will be cold enough to snow, but there might not be enough moisture, D’Amico said.

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