SEATTLE—Lightning flashed and thunder boomed as heavy rain rolled through the Seattle area Saturday morning, flooding streets and causing road closures and traffic delays.
The thunderstorms dissipated by the afternoon, while on-and-off showers persisted a while longer, until the sun finally broke through.
More soggy days are in store.
Showers are expected to hit again Sunday afternoon and continue into Monday morning. The Puget Sound region could see an additional 0.1 to 0.25 of an inch of rain, according to Maddie Kristell, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Seattle.
About 400 customers lost power in Shoreline around noon Saturday, according to Jenn Strang, a spokesperson for Seattle City Light.
Western Washington will get a series of stormy weather systems in the coming week, according to the weather service. Strong winds may damage trees and knock out power.
Strang said many trees this time of year are still heavy with leaves, so the wind, if strong enough, can cause the trees to dip down close to wires, causing possible power outages.
“We’re looking at a pretty typical November weather pattern until next week,” said Kirby Cook, science and operations officer for the weather service. “Generally, for the Pacific Northwest, that means rain.”
“Nothing really extreme, just typical rain and some breezy conditions,” Cook said.
The North Cascades Highway closed between the Ross Dam trailhead and the Silver Star gate early Saturday after a blast of winter weather. A semitruck broke through a guardrail on Highway 20, WSDOT posted on the social media platform X, and it took most of the day to retrieve it. The road reopened around 6:30 p.m.
Cook said people should remember to drive slowly and expect travel delays.
