Windstorm Knocks Out Power Across Seattle Neighborhoods
Thousands of Seattle City Light customers lost power Saturday night as windblown vegetation hit power lines.
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Do you trust your local utility to keep your power on during storms?
Seattle Weather and Disaster News
For readers in Seattle, this page covers weather conditions, natural disasters, and the safety and recovery efforts surrounding major events. Reporting follows incoming storm systems, emergency declarations and environmental threats.
Safety
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Do you support the city's current approach to clearing encampments in your community?
Seattle Crews Clear Longfellow Creek Homeless Encampment
The removal follows a notification process issued to campers near a local middle and high school campus.
Emergency Response
Seattle Fire Department Conducts Training on Alki Avenue
Personnel from Ladder 11 tested rooftop access for local apartment buildings near Don Armeni Park.
Forecasts
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Have you cleared the leaves from your drains before this week's rain?
Seattle Warns of Flooding From Leaves and Rain
Seattle Public Utilities says rain systems this weekend and next week could clog storm drains with fallen leaves and cause roadway flooding.
Current Conditions
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Do you support the planned environmental standards for local industrial dredging projects in your area?
Port of Seattle Approved Terminal 91 Maintenance Dredge
The Port of Seattle issued a Determination of Non-Significance for the upcoming Terminal 91 West Berth dredging project.
Coverage takes in meteorological patterns, emergency management agency actions, damage assessments and the long-term recovery following significant events. Reporting reaches across the city and the communities around it. Seattle geography creates specific patterns for flooding and high-wind events that shape how the city prepares for and reacts to severe weather. Seasonal shifts in moisture and temperature define the local risk profile for both fire and water-related disasters.