Storm Causes Widespread Flooding
Posted: 5:57 am PST January 30,
2004
SEATTLE -- A powerful, warm and wet midwinter storm that sent creeks and rivers to flood stage continued to cause flooding this morning.
Flood warnings are in effect for several Western Washington rivers.
They include the Snoqualmie in King County, the Skokomish in Mason County, the Skookumchuck in Thurston County and the Puyallup through Orting in Pierce County.
Flood warnings ended for Issaquah Creek and the Tolt River in King County.
Meanwhile, high winds knocked down trees, causing scattered outages all over Western Washington.
Seattle City Light had only a few customers without power Friday morning after 1,600 lost power Thursday.
Puget Sound Energy reported 500 homes and businesses without electricity Friday morning, down from 2,000 at the height of the outages.
The Snohomish County P.U.D. said 3,400 of its customers were in the dark Friday morning.
A high wind warning was in effect for Island County until 8 a.m. Friday for sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph and gusts to 60.
Showers were expected Friday across the lowlands, rather than the torrents that dumped more than five inches on North Bend between noon Wednesday and midday Thursday.
About 1.35 inches of rain fell at Sea-Tac Airport in a 24-hour period ending at 5 p.m. Thursday.
In the mountains, a winter storm warning is in effect today for the Cascades, with an additional six to 10 inches of snow expected.
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