West Seattle windstorm aftermath: Sunday night updates

(EARLIER AS-IT-HAPPENED STORM COVERAGE is here)

8:23 PM: The windstorm is officially over – the National Weather Service has canceled the “high wind warning,” which at one point was to be in effect until late tonight. Still some clouds, with showers remaining in the forecast; you probably noticed the early-evening hail.

(Photo tweeted by Todd Vandermark)

And lots of cleanup remains to be done. Some of the most urgent trouble spots have been cleared – we just went back to the eastbound bridge onramp at Avalon (etc.) to verify that it is fully open again. We have a few others to check on – if a road remains closed (or partly blocked) near you, please let us know – 206-293-6302 or editor@westseattleblog.com.

The largest remaining power outage on the map for West Seattle is one with 200+ customers out just west of Delridge, north of Orchard:

9:38 PM: We’ve replaced the screengrab of the SCL outage map, because another 100-plus customers in that area have subsequently lost their power. And there’s another cluster of almost 100 who are still out to the west, also shown in the screengrab.

Traffic-wise, we’re told Olson/Myers in southeast West Seattle is flashing red. That’s one we’ll check on in the early morning, before the major commute hours. You’ll want to take extra time to check on your commute route tomorrow – for example, if you cross Lake Washington, the 520 bridge is closed overnight after storm-related damage, though WSDOT expects to have it open for the am rush.

Also: As mentioned in the comment section – and just now, via Twitter – some are experiencing a Comcast outage.

Last but not least: One more downed-tree photo came in tonight, this one a 30-year-old thundercloud plum that fell at Kelly‘s house in Highland Park:

If you’re dealing with a downed tree, we would be interested to hear what you find when you start calling around for help. We expect local services will be megabusy.

11:43 AM: Thanks to Darlene for letting us know Southern is still closed – downed tree and wires – west of California, heading onto 44th.

Colleen March 13, 2016 (8:40 pm)

Comcast went out around 6, the app says 3 am is the estimated time of restoring.

Nicole March 13, 2016 (9:51 pm)

Just heard a boom and the power went out and then quickly came back on in high point.

DK March 13, 2016 (9:55 pm)

Same on in highland park!

Trickycoolj March 13, 2016 (9:58 pm)

Same here in High Point. Best to set a battery operated alarm clock tonight I have to run around and reset everything that I already set twice today!

Seth March 13, 2016 (10:02 pm)

Pretty sure it was a transformer blowing on Orchard, just up from Home Depot. There has been a large crew working up there for a few hours.

chemist March 13, 2016 (10:07 pm)

Lol trickycoolj, I felt like I lucked out when I hadn’t adjusted any clocks yet and the power zapped out. Unfortunately, it blinked several times in a row and my router setup with centurylink fiber lost all its configuration and I had to set it up from scratch.

Seth March 13, 2016 (10:16 pm)

Oops, correction: Myrtle St, not Orchard.

HappyOnAlki March 13, 2016 (10:57 pm)

Thank you, WSB, for once again keeping us in the windy loop of what was happening where — we heart you!

Barbara Armo March 14, 2016 (5:58 am)

I am sorry to see that Margie lost her beautiful old cherry tree……..

BEFORE an outage is a good time to explore how to open your garage door manually. If you can’t figure it out, it’s worth it to call a repair expert. Your life might depend on it one day.