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9:13 p.m. The National Weather Service says the storm did what was expected:

OK Computer models were pretty good w/ storm w/ little or No Surprises. Now if we could Just get High & Dry weather to Creep into them #wawx

— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) April 8, 2017

8:59 p.m. Both directions of SR 530 between MP 35-36 are closed due to an unstable hillside. WSDOT says there is current ETA for reopening.

8:40 p.m. KIRO 7’s Morgan Palmer tweets storm made landfall in N. Vancouver Island. It’ll be windy into the night, especially north, but subsiding slowly.

7:57 p.m. According to the NWS forecast, wind and rain will taper off tonight as this system moves inland. Showers will stick around into Saturday. Sunday is dry, but rain returns in the evening.

7:43 p.m. Puget Sound Energy reports over 12,000 customers without power. About 1,100 customers are without power in the Seattle area, according to City Light.

6:43 p.m. Dumping rain in North Seattle all the way to Bothell.

6:28 p.m. Seattle City Light reports a significant power outage of about 7,300 customers in the Renton/Skyway area. It could take until midnight before power is restored.

5:56 p.m. National Weather Service reports a few locations have reported the winds easing in the last hour. It’s just a short lull.

5:38 p.m. Windy on Lake Washington

Wind observation at 530 pm on the bridge 35 mph gusting to 45 mph. #wawx https://t.co/D164BcuXF0

— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) April 8, 2017

5:10 p.m. KIRO 7’s Morgan Palmer reports wind speeds of 102 at Crystal Mountain, 65 at Lopez Island, 59 at Hood Canal, 54 in Woodinville, 48 in Tacoma, and 47 at Sea-Tac Airport.

4:04 p.m. KIRO 7 reports a tree fell on car in Bothell. The occupants have minor scrapes. 108 AVE NE between E Riverside & NE 164 PL is closed.

3:36 p.m. Sounder north line is delayed to all trains due to high winds. Read more. Lights are out in Redmond. And the National Weather Service reports gusts to 86 mph at Hurricane Ridge.

3:24 p.m. 49 MPH gust reported on the 520 Bridge.

3:03 p.m. National Weather Service reports wind speed of 53 MPH at Friday Harbor, 60 MPH Lopez Island, and 51 MPH.

2:59 p.m. It’s breezy on the 520 Bridge.

Our I-90 floating bridge camera is dancing in the wind this afternoon. This #wawx is expected to last through the evening commute so #BeSafe pic.twitter.com/8oziANea0g

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) April 7, 2017

2:38 p.m. National Weather Service in Seattle: Increasing winds today – gusts to 70 mph possible WA coast and to 60 mph north interior. Strongest late afternoon and evening.

1:56 p.m. Pierce County Public Works has released a full list of road closure due to downed trees: Kapowsin Highway at Orville Rd, Pioneer Way at Canyon Rd, Patterson Road, 26600 Webster Rd, Canyon Rd at Military, Violet Meadows St & 10th Ave, 120th St E from 212th Ave E to about 207th St E.

1:45 p.m. 46 MPH gust on the 520 Bridge this past hour, according to the National Weather Service. For a closure to happen, the 520 bridge would have to sustain 50 mph winds for 15 minutes or visibility would have to be so poor that it could become dangerous for drivers to cross.

1:17 p.m. Reports of downed trees in the Sound Sound region.

Downed tree in Edgewood from today’s #wawind https://t.co/Kfi0kF4097

— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) April 7, 2017

12:33 p.m. Destruction Island reports a sustained wind of 66 MPH and 41 MPH on Lopez Island. A tree fell into power lines on SR 505 and is blocking both directions at milepost 13.5 near Cedar Creek.

12:09 p.m. Peak gust at Olympia airport of 47 MPH so far. -National Weather Service

11:50 a.m. Strong winds are making their way north and we’re already starting to see the result.

A tree fell on to northbound I-5 in Olympia (milepost 107) around 11:30 a.m., the Washington State Department of Transportation reports. It was cleared around 11:45 a.m.

Shortly before that, trees were reportedly down along SR 510.

In Bellevue, fire crews responded to a tree into a building around 11 a.m.

City of Bellevue building officials on scene now with firefighters determining the extent of damage to the home pic.twitter.com/3BeAkJrvyL

— Bellevue Fire Dept (@BvueFD) April 7, 2017

10:31 a.m. High wind at Hoquiam – latest observation 41 mph gust 60 mph. – National Weather Service

9:02 a.m. Winds starting to pick up in western Washington – Winds gusting 40 to 50 mph just South of La Conner, tweets the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service says the recent rain has saturated the soil and the high winds could knock trees down.

“Tree limbs could fall. This could create power outages … I would say this could probably impact parts of the morning and afternoon commutes,” Meteorologist Johnny Berg said.

The Wind Advisory is in effect until 10 p.m.

‘Uncharacteristically strong’ storm

The Pacific storm was being called “uncharacteristically strong” for the month of April as it passed off the Washington coast.

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The track of the system looks like it will help Western Washington miss a major wind event, according to KIRO 7 Meteorologists.

Wind gusts Friday over 50 mph LIKELY at the WA coast and SPORADIC inland. Enough to hoist High Wind Watch for Pierce Co. North & Coast #wawx pic.twitter.com/HVpB81KJzo

— Morgan Palmer (@MorganKIRO7) April 6, 2017

“Wind will be strongest for most areas of western Washington from late morning through the early evening hours,” KIRO 7 Meteorologist Nick Allard said. “Naturally, the coast and the northern islands/waters will get the strongest wind from this system with wind gusts in the 40-55 mph range most common with isolated higher gusts. The wind may start a bit earlier east of the area in the east Puget Sound Lowlands. We’ll keep an eye on that area for some of the strongest wind inland.”

Overnight polar orbiting satellite pic with clouds illuminated in moonlight. Friday’s windy storm is developing at far left of image. #wawx pic.twitter.com/9nXu3p1w9S

— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) April 6, 2017

On his blog, University of Washington Atmospheric Sciences professor Cliff Mass writes, gusts could “reach 60-70 knots along the Oregon/southern WA coast.  This means power outages along the coast.”

Mass explains that the storm itself is a very “a unique, first time event” based on the pressure forecast and anomalies across the map.

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