West Seattle storm: Explosion; trees; wires; aircraft carrier

Today there’s so much going on that we are going to have to present storm-related news in multiple stories interspersed with non-storm stories, rather than one long-running narrative. (Our overnight report is here; earlier coverage of a tree on a Westwood home is here.) A WSB’er (who didn’t want credit) shared that phone video of a transformer explosion in North Delridge near Longfellow Creek; he says, “Actually the transformer caught on fire and burned with a very intense white and blue light – we first thought it was the Police at the scene, but the light was too bright for that. It kept on burning and blowing every 2-3 minutes until it stopped. It blew up at least 2-3 times.” Meantime, the bursts of rain and wind keep taking out trees – we were at the Southwest Precinct along Delridge for a non-storm-related event when we got word of tree trouble nearby – here’s all that was left by the time we got out:

That’s on the west side of Delridge, south of Webster, across from the precinct. Thanks for the ongoing updates that are being shared in multiple ways – we’re seeing another wave of rain and wind now, after some sunshine, so it’s not over yet.

12:06 PM UPDATE: 911 log shows a “wires down” report in the 3200 block of Alki SW, which is on Alki Point.

12:41 PM UPDATE: Speaking of Alki Point – this carrier just passed it (note the rainbow off to the right):

Thanks to JayDee for the photo. Greg D shared a somewhat-closer picture from Alki Beach, close enough to see the number and verify his belief it’s the USS John C. Stennis, currently based in Bremerton (CVN 74).

1 Reply to "West Seattle storm: Explosion; trees; wires; aircraft carrier"

  • HolyKow December 14, 2010 (2:40 pm)

    Nice to see the Johnny Reb and her crew back home for the holidays.

    hk

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