Tree crashes into a Tacoma home, knocks out power lines
Dec 17, 2025, 7:18 AM | Updated: 7:20 am
A close-up of the damage the Tacoma house suffered when a tree fell onto it after severe overnight winds. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
The Tacoma Fire Department said it has received at least 10 calls on Wednesday morning about downed powerlines after strong winds blew through our region overnight.
Just before 2 a.m., the department said a large cedar tree fell into a home on E. 82nd Street.
The tree took out the nearby power lines and the gas meter at the house.
Firefighters shut off the power to the house and kept people away from it until Puget Sound Energy could fix it.
Strong winds knocked out power for at least 300,000 customers across Washington between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
