Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is preparing its crews ahead of the strong winds that are expected to put many families across western Washington at risk.
STRONG WINDS:
KIRO 7′s weather team forecasts that several areas will see the brunt of the wind’s impact, including North Bend, Enumclaw, Maple Valley, and Covington.
Washington State troopers said crews cleared a part of eastbound State Route 18 after a tree toppled over Friday amid the gusty winds.
KIRO 7 News spoke with Gerald Tracy, spokesperson for PSE, on Friday afternoon.
Crews have been preparing for weather systems like this for a while, he said, adding that many crews have recently restored power in the past few days in areas such as Bremerton and Thurston County after both saw severe weather.
“Thursday there were storms out,” he said. “Thankfully no large, gigantic outages that impacted a lot of people that we have seen in the past.”
“Our crews were able to get those back up and running pretty quickly,” he continued.
Most of the power in those areas has been restored, he said.