Over half a million without power as Pacific storm batters Washington

Over half a million are now without power as the Pacific storm moves through Western Washington.

As of 10:15 p.m., Seattle City Light reports that over 79,473 customers are experiencing outages.

Overall the state is reporting over 536 thousand without power. Some of the outages are caused by fallen trees, wind and equipment failure.

Outages by County:

Public utility companies are reporting issues with their websites and are unable to provide accurate outage numbers at this time.

Snohomish County PUD said that crews have been out preparing for the storm.

“So we’ve been preparing for this storm for two days now. Making sure our trucks are loaded with all the equipment they’ll need to restore power as quickly as they safely can,” said Kellie Stickney, spokesperson for Snohomish Couty PUD. “We’ll even start reaching out to our partner agencies to make sure if we need mutual crews, that we’ve already started those conversations.

The incoming storm is expected to bring high winds, rain, and blizzard conditions in the mountain passes.

KIRO 7 has teams around Western Washington bringing the latest conditions on the road.