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THE SOURCE OF AT LEAST ONE PROBLEM, CERTAINLY – This Douglas fir kept cars from driving down Snee Oosh Road from the north side last Thursday. It was about eight-tenths a mile down from Reservation Road. Only the utility company can say if it knocked power out as well. – Photo by Ken Stern
Fall roared out of the Salish Sea region with winds of up to 60 mph last Thursday, darkening all or parts of Island, Kitsap, Skagit and Whatcom counties served by Puget Sound Energy. In La Conner, the windstorm came without rain.
About 1,600 greater La Conner residents were among the 120,000 people in Skagit County without electricity for up to 18 hours. La Conner lost power at 11:05 a.m. The lights returned in Town at 6:49 p.m. It was 2:22 a.m. before power was restored in Shelter Bay and southwest Fidalgo Island, according to resident Mark Stephens.
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