Pierce County man killed in windstorm that knocked out power across Puget Sound region
Oct 13, 2020, 2:05 PM | Updated: Oct 14, 2020, 5:13 pm
Crews are responding to outages, caused mainly by tree branches and limbs blown into power lines by gusty winds. (Photo courtesy of Puget Sound Energy/Twitter)
(Photo courtesy of Puget Sound Energy/Twitter)
Heavy winds Tuesday left thousands of people across Western Washington without power Wednesday following a destructive and deadly windstorm that took down several trees and power lines.
While cleaning up storm debris, a Pierce County man was killed by a falling branch Tuesday. The wind did a lot of damage in the area and had knocked out power for a number of homes. The man lived in Vaughn, at the top of Key Peninsula, according to KIRO 7 TV.
The windstorm also knocked over a 200-year-old tree in Ballard, crushing a car.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Puget Sound Energy was reporting 2,200 people without power.
KIRO 7 TV meteorologist Nick Allard says Thursday will bring chilly temperatures to start and some fog before clearing out for a mostly sunny day in the low-60s. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday could see a few showers as well, but temperatures are mostly expected to sit in the low-60s.
KIRO 7 TV contributed to this report.
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