December 2018

UPDATE 4:45pm Saturday

The number of customers without power as of 4:45pm in the greater Seattle area was down to 739 with single homes in West Seattle, Burien and elsewhere still out as tree limbs and other wind damage caused outages were being dealt with. The biggest area still dark was in the Seahurst area west of Burien with 84 customers still out from 22nd SW to the water and from 149thSW on the north to near 154th SW on the south. City Light showed that the power would be restored by this evening sometime before 8pm.

UPDATE 10:30 AM Saturday

The Washington State Department of Transportation has published details on the upcoming closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and subsequent opening of the SR 99 tunnel.

First ramps close Jan. 4. Realign99 closure sequence below:

10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4: Stadium ramps close

• Northbound SR 99 on-ramp at South Royal Brougham Way closes (near stadiums; connection to I-90 and I-5).
• Southbound SR 99 off-ramp at South Atlantic Street closes (near stadiums; connection to I-90 and I-5).

10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11: Full SR 99 closure through downtown Seattle begins

information from the City of Seattle

The City of SeaTac Council voted tonight to take the first steps toward creating hundreds of new units of affordable housing along the Sound Transit Light Rail corridor. In a 5-1 vote, the Council authorized the City Manager to sign a Purchase and Sales Agreement with CAP Acquisitions, LLC (AKA Inland Group) for the purchase of City of SeaTac properties located in the vicinity of S.154th St. and International Blvd, including the SeaTac Center.

The proposed project will create 665 units of housing along with 30,000 square feet of new commercial space next to the Tukwila International Boulevard Light Rail Station. The buildings would include approximately 385 units of workforce housing which is affordable for individuals and families earning less than 60% of area median income.

The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch starting at 10am Friday morning through 7pm. They say gusts could reach 60mph in Seattle, Tacoma, and Bremerton.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...

Southwest Interior-Tacoma Area-Hood Canal Area- Bellevue and Vicinity-Seattle and Vicinity-Bremerton and Vicinity- 308 PM PST Thu Dec 13 2018 ...

HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* WIND...South wind 30 to 40 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph are possible.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma and Bremerton.

* TIMING...10 AM Friday morning through 7 PM Friday evening.