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Wind, Rain and Sun Make for a Glorious Day
OK, there was a downside. Power outages, downed trees, wandering garbage cans and bad hair. All in all, though, for weather geeks it was pretty cool.
Oh the wind is lashing lustily
And the trees are thrashing thrustily
And the leaves are rustling gustily
So it's rather safe to say
That it seems that it may turn out to be
It feels that it will undoubtedly
It looks like a rather blustery day, today
It sounds that it may turn out to be
Feels that it will undoubtedly
Looks like a rather blustery day today
—Winnie the Pooh
It rained some in Edmonds today, but umbrellas weren't much use. The gusts were predicted, as the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory. But that was like issuing an advisory that tomorrow would be Thursday. The wind started early and blew and blew until finally exhausting itself.
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Power temporarily fizzled in certain parts of town, including at Washington Federal on Fifth Avenue South. The power was restored after a few minutes, employees reported.
Trash and recycle bins littered streets. Wind chimes rang like church bells. Branches fell on streets and lay like dead soldiers. Gusts whistled and clattered angrily through flues. Bad hair was endemic.
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The high winds made it a busy morning for firefighters in Edmonds. According to Leslie Hynes, public information officer for Snohomish County Fire District 1, the peak was between 9 and 10:30 a.m. when there were eight wind-related calls, mostly for downed wires or branches in wires.
The most serious incident in Edmonds was in the 20600 block of 78th Place West, where a tree came down, took out wires, pulled down a transformer and blocked the roadway. Reported at 9:45 a.m., crews were on hand until about 11:20 a.m. cleaning up the mess.
Another major incident came north of Edmonds in the 13200 block of Beverly Park Road, where a tree fell across the road and brought down high-voltage power lines at 10:23 a.m. The road was closed for several hours between Pacific Place and 132nd Street SW.
Not all was havoc.
Those venturing to Puget Sound to watch wind waves hung on to their hats. Along Sunset Avenue, spectators jockeyed for parking spaces as dark clouds, drizzle and sunshine combined to create happy, life-affirming vistas and righteous rainbows.
Others—there are many train enthusiasts in Edmonds—stood on the cliffs and watched as bundled up and orange-clad Burlington Northern Santa Fe workers inspected the railroad tracks from the ferry dock north to past Water Street.
In late afternoon, wind-whipped waves pounded Marina Beach Park, with even larger sets coming at regular intervals. Not quite Huntington Beach, but impressive for Edmonds.
It was mostly a pretty cool day to find yourself in Edmonds. Especially if you like weather.
PS: Rain and snow mix forecast for tomorrow!