SUDDEN VALLEY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Sudden Valley was slammed by the bomb cyclone that plowed through the west coast.
South Whatcom Fire Authority says that their crews responded to several trees that crashed into homes and power lines throughout the community the evening of Nov. 19. No injuries to residents or crewmembers have been reported.
Station 22’s administrative offices are inaccessible due to the debris, but business calls are being rerouted to other districts. South Whatcom Fire (SWFA) added that they were assisted by the Bellingham Fire Department, Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and Whatcom County Public Works Department during last night’s storm.
Matt Klein, Deputy Director of the WCSO Division of Emergency Management, adds that 16 homes were damaged and at least four residents were displaced by the storm.
No injuries to residents or crewmembers have been reported, though SWFA says they responded to three incidents to extricate people who were trapped in buildings.
Wind gusts topped out at 40 mph at Bellingham International Airport.
The rest of the state was also battered by Tuesday night’s storm.
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) says that fallen trees and limbs have caused power outages from Blaine down past Olympia, leaving over 600,000 customers without power for some duration the night. PSE says it anticipates a multiple day outage for some residents.
Two people—one in Lynnwood and another in Bellevue—died from fallen trees during the storm.
Both directions of SR 9 remain closed north of Sedro-Woolley due to several fallen trees and power lines.
A winter weather advisory is still in effect for the North Cascades until 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening, Nov. 26 during which time travel over the passes could be very difficult.
According to the National Weather Service, snow showers could produce up to 9″ of new snow at elevations above 3,000 ft.