Many people in Western Washington lost power, especially in the South Sound, mainly from Federal Way eastward. I came across a fallen tree over SE Green Valley Road east of Auburn. As you can see in the photo below, the tree brought down power lines as well, causing one of many outages around the area.
One thing I noticed all around the South Sound area was many leafy branches on the roads. This is due to the fact that trees are fully loaded and the winds easily knocked off branches. Some trees lost leaves in this storm, but the majority are still over halfway loaded. Bottom line…there is still substantial “trimming” for future windstorms to do.
Rain-wise, totals were substantial, with many locations receiving amounts close to the annual monthly rainfall from Friday to Sunday.
On a broad scale, the most rain fell in the mountains and from approximately Tacoma southward and north of Everett. (Amounts from Friday to Sunday below)
Focusing in on the Central Sound, amounts were near or slightly less than forecast, with most of the area receiving 0.7-2.1 inches, more in the foothills and Kitsap Peninsula westward.
So…what’s next? This week’s weather will be calm and pleasant. A weak system will move through on Wednesday, but it doesn’t look like it’ll produce more than a few light showers. The Federal Way forecast from Weather Underground is below.
Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies and highs in the mid-upper 60s on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Tuesday and Friday will be great days, with highs in the mid 70s and sunny skies! Expect morning lows in the upper 40s to low 50s this week.
Enjoy the calm weather while it’s here! Storm season is fast approaching…
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