Gusting wind caused some problems in the Snohomish County on Friday.
The wind, which came from the west and picked up speed in the afternoon, peaked out at about 30 mph in the county, said Mike McFarland, a National Weather Service forecaster in Seattle. The average speed of the wind was about 20 mph.
"Pretty typical for March," McFarland said. "March is a windy month."
The wind, which contained plenty of moisture, brought some snowfall to the Sky Valley, he said. The Stevens Pass area had about 10 inches of new snow on Friday.
The wind also knocked down tree limbs, causing scattered power outages. About 900 customers in Marysville lost power for about half an hour on Friday afternoon, said Neil Neroutsos, a Snohomish County PUD spokesman.
About 1,600 customers on south Camano Island were without power for more than five hours, Neroutsos said. The PUD restored power at around 8 p.m.
"It’s a challenging area because of the number of trees," Neroutsos said.
The wind was expected toy slow down overnight, McFarland said.
Today should be pretty quiet, he added.
Reporter Yoshiaki Nohara: 425-339-3029 or ynohara@heraldnet.com.
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