The high winds from a weather system that blew in on Tuesday night managed to take out the power for nearly 900 people in Fauntlee Hills and near Westwood Town Center and did some other damage. The outage was repaired in fairly short order and ahead of Seattle City Light's own projection in about 2 hours.

One of the rare public phone booths still remaining outside the 7-11 store at California Ave. s.w. and Erskine Way s.w. had its line snap, fly up and smash out the store sign according to Seattle Police at the scene.

Numerous small branches were damaged and one large one broke from a tree and for a time blocked traffic at Frontenac Street south of the Morgan Street Junction.

A power pole at the intersection of Glenn Way s.w. and s.w. Oregon Street snapped causing the lines to arc until Seattle City Light crews could get the situation under control.

One of the largest flags in the Seattle area, that is displayed at the West Seattle Corporate Center at 4025 Delridge Way s.w. at Andover Street was whipping at a high rate in winds that were forecast to be 30 mph steady with gusts to 45 mph.

KIRO -TV reported a gust at Alki Point of 48 MPH.

After midnight the National Weather Service extended the wind advisory until 4 am.