City of Seattle offers update on Winter Weather Response – Wednesday, January 13
Wed, 01/13/2021
information from the City of Seattle
Following heavy rains and strong winds overnight the City of Seattle is closely monitoring impacts to City services.
The storm that moved through overnight brought strong winds and peak gusts of up to 50 mph, with over 70,000 power outages at the height of the wind event. After days of above-average rainfall, strong winds were able to knock down trees and powerlines, resulting in significant impacts to services and roadways. City departments coordinated and monitored the storm impacts overnight and began work to restore services and remove debris as soon as it was safe to do so.