Wind wreaks havoc across Western Washington, tens of thousands without power

Near 50,000 customers were without power Saturday afternoon, as a late winter storm blew through Western Washington.

At about 3:30 p.m., 9,537 customers in Snohomish County, 4,050 customers in Pierce County, and 30,328 customers in King County were powerless.By 5 p.m., the total outages had dropped to just over 42,000 customers.

A Wind Advisory will be in effect until 8 a.m. Sunday, as southwest winds with gusts up to 55 mph may occur in San Juan County, Western Whatcom County, Western Skagit County, and the Admiralty Inlet Area.According to the National Weather Service, winds will decrease Saturday evening, before picking up again late Saturday night, with the strongest winds late Saturday and early Sunday.

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