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Winter weather in Pacific Northwest cuts power to thousands in Seattle, dumps snow on Cascades

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6 months ago

December 2, 2023

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Winter weather in Pacific Northwest cuts power to thousands in Seattle, dumps snow on Cascades

Heavy mountain snow, wet & breezy weekend conditions

Seattle weather: Heavy mountain snow, wet & breezy weekend conditions

SEATTLE – Winter weather brought high winds and snow to parts of the Pacific Northwest, knocking out power in some areas and dumping fresh snow across the Cascade Range.

Thousands of households were without power Saturday morning in the greater Seattle area after a night of rain and wind, The Seattle Times reported.

Snow at Snoqualmie Pass

We’re tracking heavy mountain snow in the Cascades. Crews are working around the clock making sure that the roadways are clear for travelers heading through Western Washington’s mountain passes.

Seattle City Light reported 17 outages affecting more than 1,700 customers as of late morning, roughly two-thirds of them in South Seattle, according to the utility’s outage map. The utility said it was investigating the cause.

Smaller outages, some caused by fallen trees, were affecting other neighborhoods throughout Seattle, according to The Seattle Times.

Communities across the region were affected. Puget Sound Energy reported 79 outages impacting more than 4,700 customers as of about 11:30 a.m. The outages stretched from Kitsap County to as far south as the state capital Olympia, the news outlet reported.

In Oregon, more than 2,000 customers in the Portland area also lost power, outage maps from Portland General Electric and Pacific Power showed.

The power cuts came as high winds swept across the region, reaching 52 mph (84 kph) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, according to the National Weather Service’s office in Seattle.

The NWS said the winds were expected to weaken in the Seattle area by the afternoon.

The high winds prompted Olympic National Park, on the Olympia Peninsula west of Seattle, to close several coastal campgrounds. It warned that windstorms can whip up life-threatening waves on the coast and cause trees to fall and block roads.

The storms also brought snow to the Cascades. As of Friday afternoon, Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park had received 14 inches of snow over 24 hours, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service.

In the Oregon Cascades, the Mt. Bachelor ski resort near Bend hosted its opening day Saturday after receiving roughly a foot of snow in the previous 24 hours. Timberline on Mount Hood reported similar snowfall over the same period and had expected to open its chair lifts but had to postpone until Sunday because of high winds, the resort said in an Instagram post. Mount Bachelor said it was also experiencing high winds.

Officials in Washington and Oregon have warned drivers to be cautious while driving in the windy and snowy conditions, use tire chains if needed, and have supplies in their vehicles, such as water and blankets, in case of traffic delays.

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DOOM LOOP: Being Tanya | South Seattle Emerald

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4 hours ago

May 26, 2024

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DOOM LOOP: Being Tanya | South Seattle Emerald

by Brett Hamil

DOOM LOOP is a serialized fictional cartoon from South End author and comic Brett Hamil.

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The opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed by the contributors on this website do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of the Emerald or official policies of the Emerald.

Brett Hamil is a writer, cartoonist, and performer living on the South End of Seattle. He co-produces the comedy show Joketellers Union at Clock-Out Lounge on Beacon Hill every second and fourth Wednesday. The Seattle Weekly (RIP) once called him “the city’s premier political comic.” You can now order the COMPLETE Sunday Comix collection, Airhorn of Truth, at BrettHamil.BigCartel.com. It’s got all 152 cartoons from 2020–2023, in the order they originally appeared in the Emerald.

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Match Report | St. Louis CITY SC Defeated 2-1 by Seattle Sounders FC | St. Louis SC

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11 hours ago

May 26, 2024

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Match Report | St. Louis CITY SC Defeated 2-1 by Seattle Sounders FC | St. Louis SC

St. Louis CITY SC fell 2-1 to Seattle Sounders FC at CITYPARK. After the teams played to a scoreless first half, Seattle went ahead after St. Louis conceded an own goal in the 66th minute and then doubled their advantage three minutes later. CITY SC halved the deficit after Eduard Löwen delivered a fantastic ball to Tomas Totland in the 82nd minute, but the team could not find the equalizer in the remaining time.

Tomas Totland scored his second goal of the season

Totland’s goal marked the first time CITY SC scored against Seattle in three games played

With his assist, Eduard Löwen recorded his third assist of the season

The helper was his first goal contribution since March 9

With his assist, Löwen now has 18 goal contributions (12 assists and 6 goals) in 18 games at CITYPARK

It was the ninth time in fourteen MLS matches that CITY SC recorded more shots and shots on target than their opponent

It was the seventh time this season that CITY SC held their opponent to three or fewer shots on target

Goal-Scoring Plays
SEA: Kyle Hiebert (own goal), 66th minute – Kyle Hiebert scored an own goal from the right side of the box
SEA: Jordan Morris (Albert Rusnak), 69th minute – Jordan Morris scored with right footed shot from the center of the box.
STL: Tomas Totland (Eduard Löwen), 82nd minute – Tomas Totland scored with right footed shot from the center of the box.

May 25, 2024 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, Missouri)

Scoring Summary
SEA: Kyle Hiebert (own goal), 66
SEA: Jordan Morris (Albert Rusnak), 69
STL: Tomas Totland (Eduard Löwen), 82

Misconduct Summary
STL: Indiana Vassilev (caution), 35
STL: Njabulo Blom (caution), 39
STL: Chris Durkin (caution), 48
SEA: Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (caution), 80
SEA: Yeimar Gomez Andrade (caution), 85
SEA: Paul Rothrock (caution), 90+1

STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland, D Tim Parker, D Joakim Nilsson, D Kyle Hiebert; M Chris Durkin, M Njabulo Blom (Aziel Jackson 70’), M Célio Pompeu, M Indiana Vassilev (Nökkvi Thórisson 57’), M Rasmus Alm (Eduard Löwen 70’); F Klauss

Substitutes Not Used: GK Ben Lundt, D Akil Watts, M Hosei Kijima, F Sam Adeniran, D Anthony Markanich, D Josh Yaro

TOTAL SHOTS: 25; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 0

SEA: GK Stefan Frei ©; D Jackson Ragen, D Yeimar Gomez Andrade, D Cody Baker (Reed Baker-Whiting); M Joao Paulo (Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 78’), M Cristian Roldan, M Albert Rusnak, M Alex Roldan (Paul Rothrock 87’), M Obed Vargas; F Raul Ruidiaz (Danny Musovski 78’), F Jordan Morris

Substitutes Not Used: GK Andrew Thomas, D Stuart Hawkins, M Danny Leyva, M Sota Kitahara, M Dylan Teves

TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 1; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 4

Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant Referees: Matthew Nelson, Ricardo Ocampo
Fourth Official: JC Griggs
VAR: Carol Anne Chenard
AVAR: Fabio Tovar
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Sunny, 80 degrees

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Seattle Weather: Soggy Sunday in Seattle

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19 hours ago

May 25, 2024

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Seattle Weather: Soggy Sunday in Seattle

Seattle – Another drippy, cool day today with highs only in the low 50s up north where the convergence zone kept clouds thick and light rain around for most of the day. A few spots did manage to get to near 60 degrees.

A weak front will move onshore on Sunday. This will bring a better chance for more widespread rain around Western Washington. While rain is expected to be light, we may see close to ½ inch north of Seattle.

Afternoon temperatures will once again be cool, only in the 50s. Still running about 10 degrees below our normal late May readings.

We will enjoy sunnier skies for the Memorial Day Holiday on Monday with warmer temperatures. Once we get back to work and school on Tuesday, the rain is once again set to return. Looking ahead to next weekend, we will get a longer break from the rain with highs climbing into the low 70s.