March 1

UPDATE: Wind, rain knock out power momentarily

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March 2nd: Tuesday’s night’s downed tree is being removed from Eighth Avenue Northeast just north of Northeast 92nd Street.

Update:

Lightning strike on 8th by Olympic View Elementary felled a big tree in a back yard. 3 cop cars.

James Ratzliff ‏@jermainiac 56m56 minutes ago

@MapleLeafLife Power out at QFC Northgate. Also traffic lights on NG Way at Roosevelt and 15th Ave NE.

Update 4:15 p.m.

Much of the area around Maple Leaf has lost power.

Seattle City Light says there are currently just over 6,000 customers without power in the city.

In all of western Washington that number is closer to 50,000 75,000.

Wind gusts here hit 33 mph at 2:21 p.m.

Incidentally, Cliff Mass says that as of 1 p.m., Seattle officially has its wettest winter ever.

Here at Maple Leaf Life South, a quarter-inch of rain has fallen since this morning, on top of .41 inches overnight and Leap Day.

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The lights flickered at 2:09 p.m., then again, then darkness. Back, now.

Winds to 26 mph at 2:06 p.m.

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  1. Just because I was curious and looked it up, Zillow reports that this house was sold on February 1 for $1,365,000, about $650K above Zillow’s estimated value.

  2. Hm that’s not too far from me. I wonder if all that electricity traveled through the lines and in to my place :/

  3. Around the corner from the strike, electricity from the strike tripped a circuit breaker, caused our Comcast cable to go out, and created some problem with our TV…possibly the cable box. Collateral damage.

  4. I was walking my dog when the strike hit only a few hundred feet from me (I was on the sidewalk in front of the neighboring house). It was terrifying! The ground shook, the flash was blindingly bright, and I could feel the electricity in the air. I also screamed instinctively, so in case any of the neighbors were wondering – that was me! Glad everyone is okay.

  5. Was driving south past Northgate Library, saw that one hit, almost instant thunder then pelting rain immediately after. Quite a show.

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