UPDATE 3:29: Power returning to Lake Stevens

PUD: Around 12,500 customers w/o power in greater Lake Stevens

UPDATE: Ten minutes after publishing, power returned at the J425 World Headquarters in West Lake Stevens. PUD outage maps show — as discussed below — that a large portion of the Frontier Village grid was restored. Over 2,500 homes regained power in this latest patch. - KTH

The fierce storm that ripped through Snohomish County starting around 9:45 last night left nearly 15,000 Lake Stevens-area homes and businesses without power as of 2:54pm Saturday.

J425 @J425BABY

PUD/LSPD: No timeline for power restoration. https://t.co/fIizCnGSp3

Lake Stevens Police @LKS_POLICE

Police and Public Work crews are working to clean up after the storm last night. The power is out across different parts of the city so please treat all intersections as 4-way stops if lights are out. 300 block of N Davies Road is blocked, working on clearing with PUD. https://t.co/L7U4UtiC0l

The Lake Stevens Police Department posted to socials stating that officers were tasked with clearing downed trees and power lines across the city this afternoon.

Snohomish County PUD stated that 160,000 homes remained without power across the county-wide service area. A spokesperson for the utility said 60,0000 homes had power returned thus far.

Snohomish County PUD @SnoPUD

In the aftermath of a significant windstorm, it's critical we prioritize outages. Right now crews are focused on high-voltage transmission outages and those affecting critical infrastructure. We're also tackling downed power lines and other safety hazards. Here's how we restore:

According to the PUD outage map — which has suffered periodic outages — the West Lake Stevens / Frontier Village area is one of the hardest hits spots in the county with near universal power loss.

Lake Stevens Police @LKS_POLICE

We are continuing to clear roadways but there are a few that have powerlines associated. We are working with Snohomish PUD to get those locations cleared. There is still no timeline for power to come on. Please continue to be patient, crews are doing their best!

Universal, that is, save for Wendy’s and the 76 station on 91st. Last night at 1:30 am, the line for Wendy’s snaked through the attached business park and back around to 91st.

Among Frontier Village retailers, Target and Ace remained open with Ace maintaining a limited supply of power-outage related supplies as of 1pm today.

🏝Kev 🏄🏻‍♂️ 🇺🇸 🇪🇹 @425Kev

Sure thing PUD. I’ll check your outage map as you suggest. I’m sure that will work. https://t.co/5bnlWVrPK8

Snohomish County PUD @SnoPUD

Winds are picking up in parts of the county. Crews are out working hard tonight to restore outages. Please check our outage map to report and check the status of outages. https://t.co/K2hrcRMhAV https://t.co/ruhgPeczaV

Please go ahead and post other open retailers in the comments.

Both the PUD and LSPD stressed that there is no timetable for power restoration.

However, West Lake Stevens is a priority grid and historically receives quick attention due to the SR-9 & 204 intersection and core of retailers and health care provides in the surrounding blocks.

Law enforcement sent out reminders to treat intersections as four way stops in the absence of powered signals.

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office reminded citizens not to call 911 to report outages unless there is imminent danger ie live wires.

For those of you interested in Monday morning quarterbacking the storm, the National Weather Service posted a nice thread detailing how pressure gradients created a wind funnel in the Straight of Juan de Fuca that basically unloaded on Snohomish County. You can check that out here:

J425 @J425BABY

Monday Morning Quarterbacking the storm: https://t.co/sJDQ7Fxl06

NWS Seattle @NWSSeattle

Here's a little meteorological breakdown of what created the strong winds yesterday. We had a couple of things happening. Earlier in the day (midday into the afternoon), a strong pressure gradient formed over the central/south Puget Sound.

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