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SEATTLE - More than a million homes and businesses are without power in Western Washington
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SEATTLE - More than a million homes and businesses are without power in Western Washington
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But several major streets remained closed because of debris, downed power lines or muslides.
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People look back at a car stalled in high water in the Aurora Avenue underpass on Mercer Street on Thursday as another car turns around to avoid four feet of water. Two cars were stuck. Numerous other cars passed through the water ignoring the deep water. (December 14, 2006)
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"We're asking everybody to stay home," Pierce County sheriff's Detective Ed Troyer said. "There isn't a place in east Pierce County that's not dangerous."
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"If you can, stay home this morning," said Ted Trepanier, State Traffic Engineer. "If you don't have to drive, don't."
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***Driver Alert*** WSDOT and the Washington State Patrol are advising drivers to stay off the roads if possible so crews can clear debris. Drivers are reminded if you need to travel look out for fallen debris and treat any dark traffic signals as four-way stops.
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9:03 a.m. Seattle City Light crews are now starting to restore power to critical facilities such as hospitals that have been operating on back-up generators. As day light returns and the winds subside, City Light will be able to survey where the damage has occurred and start repairs. City Light has more than 200 line crew and another 100 underground crew as back-up gearing up for what will be a long day of power restoration. City Light asks customers not call in to report power outages at this time. Crews are working on the major feeders and will concentrate on getting them back on line. However, if customers are without power later tonight, they should call the Outage Hotline (206-684-7400) to report their outage. If customers or drivers see downed wires, City Light wants to know. To report a downed line, please call (206) 684-3000
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10:23 a.m. According to Seattle City Light, the only areas that haven't been hit hard are Magnolia, Ballard, Capitol Hill, downtown and the northern part of West Seattle. Crews are working on the "backbone," the main feeders. They cannot currently give estimates about when power will be back on. They'll have a better idea around 11 a.m. about when people can expect power to come back on. C
