Strong winds knock out power, trap national park visitors in western WA

The Brief

  • Heavy weekend winds caused power outages and downed branches across Seattle neighborhoods, Mercer Island, and the Olympic Peninsula.
  • Fallen trees temporarily trapped five vehicles and blocked roads in Olympic National Park before crews cleared routes Sunday afternoon.
  • Seattle City Light worked Sunday to restore electricity to the final affected customers as first responders urged residents to prep for upcoming fall storms.

Seattle – Seattle City Light crews were restoring power to some of the last remaining customers affected by outages Sunday after a wild night of weather on Saturday.

“Just super windy,” said Caila Nickerson, whose power went out Saturday and Sunday. “The lights flickered on and off.”…

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