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3:10 pm: Puget Sound Energy has 41,360 customers without power in areas scattered across the Puget Sound region. Snohomish PUD reports 100,118 customers without power. Seattle City Light reports 497 customers without power and Tacoma Public Utilities reports 43 customers without power. 1:45 pm: Puget Sound Energy has 52,702 customers without power in areas scattered across the Puget Sound region. Snohomish PUD reports 108,286 customers without power. Seattle City Light reports 584 customers without power and Tacoma Public Utilities reports 38 customers without power. 12:30 pm: Puget Sound Energy has 57,023 customers without power in areas scattered across the Puget Sound region. Snohomish PUD reports 117,256 customers without power. Seattle City Light reports 658 customers without power and Tacoma Public Utilities reports 1,704 customers without power, mostly near University Place. High wind warnings for Everett and the Admiralty Inlet areas were lifted at 12 noon on Saturday. 10:15 am: Seattle City Light reports 1,764 customers without power. Puget Sound Energy has 70,081 customers without power in areas scattered across the Puget Sound region. Snohomish PUD reports 128,796 customers without power and Tacoma Public Utilities reports only 5 customers without power. 8:50 am: Seattle City Light reports 2,083 customers without power. Puget Sound Energy has 80,164 customers without power in areas scattered across the Puget Sound region. Snohomish PUD reports 138,839 customers without power — nearly half the customers in its service area — and Tacoma Public Utilities reports just 21 customers without power. More wind and flood alerts are available on the weather alerts page.

A flood warning remains in effect for the Snoqualmie River

Just after noon Friday, the Snoqualmie River reached flood stage 3 with moderate flooding expected in low-lying areas around the Snoqualmie Valley. It was upgraded to Phase 4 around 8.30pm on Friday before being downgraded to a phase 3 warning early on Saturday. “We’re pulling everything that’s ready to harvest out of the fields as much as we can,” David Haakenson, owner of Jubilee Farm in Carnation, said Friday. “I can’t really sleep on nights when it floods. I just can’t, I just know the water is rising. So I usually walk around at night and just make sure I didn’t forget anything. … I know my farm is still under water there, but I make a living in the fields. And seeing that disappear from view, it activates some kind of lizard in my brain that says it’s gone.” Haakenson spent Friday moving equipment and animals to higher ground. He said Jubilee Farm has seen an unusually high number of floods in the past year. “The flood season started at the end of October last year. It was almost like flooding back to back, in a way that was unusual. Like, not really that much flooding ever before,” Haakenson said. Several hours after he spoke with Haakenson, the road his farm is on was closed. King County closed West Snoqualmie River Road Northeast Friday at 4:30 p.m. due to water over the road surface. Carnation City Manager Ana Cortez said the city prepared for potential flooding by making sure its stormwater systems are ready. The city is also asking residents to clear drains and gutters of debris, according to Cortez. VIDEO: Moderate flooding expected on Snoqualmie River

Strong winds create problems in the North Sound

Strong winds in the North Sound could cause problems in places like Everett and Mukilteo. Utility companies are warning people to be prepared for possible power outages as the storm continues to roll through Western Washington. “Oh no, I like 90 degrees better,” said Snohomish County resident Sophie Friedman. While Friedman favors warmer weather, Bruce Lystad welcomes the change from the cold. “You live in Washington, you have to go out no matter what. You can’t be afraid of a little rain,” Lystad said. His son, Desmond, agreed. “I love the rain!” Desmond exclaimed. “I can splash puddles like this and I like to swim.” Many people came to Mukilteo to experience the wind and hope to see big waves crashing over the parking lot. “I was at work today and I wanted to go down and see if we could see some big waves,” Jack Kuchera said. Several people parked their cars, hoping for big waves. While many people were hoping to see waves crashing over the parking lot, Michael Snyder, who runs the Pacific Northwest Weather Watch, said that’s not likely to happen in Mukilteo on Friday. “Probably not this time just because of the timing of the tides, if it was six hours apart it would be a different story,” Snyder said. At Point Ruston, those who got out told KIRO 7 they really enjoyed the wind and wet conditions. “I think this is my favorite part of Washington,” said Point Ruston visitor Corey Elliot. “I don’t like the hot, dry place, so it’s always nice to have rain.” Wind gusts at Point Ruston reached 35 mph during the day on Friday. VIDEO: Destructive winds hit western Washington

Forecast:

Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph down the Strait lashed Whidbey Island, Snohomish County and adjacent areas with 50 mph gusts as of 11 p.m. Friday. A wind warning for Puget Sound remains in effect until 12 p.m. Saturday’s. Moderate flooding is expected Saturday on the Skokomish, Skykomish, Tolt and Snoqualmie rivers. SATURDAY: Expect some showers and sunshine on Saturday with snow levels dropping back below 2,000 feet. A winter weather advisory is in effect for the passes and mountains for Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Over a foot of snow could fall on the passes. In the lowlands, expect some spells of rain, but nothing like what we had in some places on Friday. It will remain a bit cloudy early in the day and highs will return to the 40s. SUNDAY: Another flurry is moving in with some lowland rain and more snow in the mountains. As temperatures drop in the afternoon and evening, any heavier precipitation could bring in cooler air and mix some wet snow with rain at lower elevations. Accumulations are unlikely as a whole, but some places mainly on higher hills and north could see some mud for a short time. MONDAY: Probably our best chance for some lowland snow comes Monday morning before temperatures rise. Again, no significant accumulations are expected and any snow that falls will melt. The best odds will be in the North Sound. By the afternoon, it’s a mix of showers and sunshine with highs and lows in the 40s. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY: Cold and dry with morning lows in the 20s to near 30s and highs in the 30s to near 40s. Some sunshine but the coldest days of the season so far. LATER IN THE WEEK: Some rain is possible starting Thursday, but more as we get closer.

Range of precipitation by area, through Saturday morning:

Central Sound (including Kitsap, King, Southern Snohomish, North Pierce): 0.75 inches to 1.5 inches Inland locations north of Everett and south of Tacoma: 2 inches to 4 inches Coast: 2 inches to 5 inches Foothills and west-facing slopes of the Olympics and the Falls: 3 inches to 7 inches with isolated higher amounts ©2022 Cox Media Group