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Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Cold weather shelters open across western Washington as temps remain frigid
PinPoint Weather Alert Day -- See the forecast Western Washington saw temperatures in the teens in the early morning Tuesday. This dangerously cold weather is causing warming shelters to open for extended hours in Snohomish, Pierce, and King Counties. Many options are available for both day and night use, but the hours vary per location. County and city leaders through Puget Sound cities say limiting time outside, wearing lots of layers, and finding somewhere safe and warm is crucial to surviving. ALSO READ: Furnace filters to surge protectors: experts offer preventative measures to avoid Winter house fires Find a shelter near you below: Snohomish County King County Pierce County KIRO 7 will have more on the cold weather shelters at noon.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
30K without power as weather causes outages across Western Washington
As we move into our seventh PinPoint Weather Alert Day Wednesday morning, lingering snow, slush, and icy conditions caused power outages to 29,926 customers across Western Washington. As of 7 a.m., Puget Sound Energy reported 66 outages, impacting 23,690 customers. Seattle City Light (SCL) responded to an outage in the Lake Forest Park area affecting 3,900 customers. By 7 a.m., that number had dropped to 534 customers as power was restored to most customers in the Lake Forest Park area. According to SCL, the cause for the outage was heavy, wet snow on trees and vegetation. Crews are continuing to work to get power back for the remaining customers. Across Western Washington, almost 30,000 customers were without power. Cowlitz County PUD 2,057 Mason County PUD3 364 Puget Sound Energy 23,668 Seattle City Light 534 Snohomish County PUD 3,285
