High winds scour Western Washington foothills
12:43 PM PST on Sunday, December 18, 2005
ENUMCLAW, Wash. – High winds whipping through the gaps in the Western Washington foothills caught some by surprise Saturday. A high-wind warning remains in effect until 10 p.m. Sunday, particularly in areas such as North Bend and Enumclaw, which are susceptible to such weather patterns. Those areas can expect to see sustained winds of 30 mph to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Trees toppling onto power lines forced the temporary closure of highway 164 Saturday night at about 368th Street and caused a brush fire in Kent. Another tree fell into a house in Kent Sunday morning and several came down on Kent_Kangley Road. There were also scattered power outages throughout the region and although there were no reports of injuries, the winds were a surprise to many.
