The Brief
- A fall-like storm brought heavy rain, cooler temperatures, and wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph to western Washington on Friday, leaving thousands of residents without power.
- Local utility providers, including Puget Sound Energy, Seattle City Light, and Snohomish County PUD, are tracking outages as power restoration efforts continue.
- While additional thunderstorms and strong winds remain possible through Friday night, conditions are expected to taper into a drier, sunnier weekend before rain returns mid-week.
SEATTLE – A fall-like storm brought widespread rain, cooler temperatures and gusty winds to western Washington, leaving thousands of people in the dark on Friday.
Winds started to pick up early Friday as the stronger low started to move onshore, bringing the strongest winds to southwest Washington.
Winds will increase throughout Friday, with wind gusts increasing to around 35–45 mph by the evening hours.…