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Atmospheric river event

We are gearing up for another stormy night. Heavy rain and strong winds started this afternoon and are forecasted into the morning on Wednesday. We expect to see widespread power outages due to the combination of rain, wind, and saturated and unstable soil.

We understand how hard it is to be without power and that you are depending on us. Forecasts also indicate temperatures will drop starting tomorrow. We encourage our customers to take steps now to be without power.

Today, crews made steady progress restoring power from the previous two storms. We have staged crews and brought in additional crews from outside the area to support restoration efforts. Access to some areas has been an issue and is a concern tomorrow if there are road closures and continued flooding. We are also worried about saturated and unstable ground that prevents crews from working safely.

Visit PSE’s Alerts and Advisories page for information on our response efforts: pse.com/alerts.


   
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Safety first. Never touch or go within 35 feet of downed power lines because they might be energized. Call PSE at 1-888-225-5773 or 911 to report problems.

Report and track power outages online

Have a plan

Keep yourself and your family safe during emergencies resulting from earthquakes, storms and other natural disasters that may cause power outages or interruptions of your energy service.

  • Keep emergency food and supplies on hand. Suggested list.
  • Know how to manually open and close electric doors, such as your garage door.
  • Know how to properly shut off your natural gas and electricity if needed.
  • Create and practice an evacuation plan in case you need to leave your home or business.
  • Prepare to assist your neighbors, people with special needs, the elderly and pets.
  • Have a cellular or corded phone (cordless phones will not work during an outage).
  • Identify an out-of-town contact. Long distance calls may be easier to make than local calls. Someone from out of the area may have an easier time relaying a message.
    • Make sure everyone in your family knows the phone number of your out-of-town or emergency contact and that they have a cell phone, change or a pre-paid phone card.
    • Know how to send a text message which may be able to get around network disruptions when a phone call can't get through.
  • Check out resources around you that provide safety training and preparedness tips:

Safety video by Oak Harbor High School students

Aquarium :60 from WildcatTV on Vimeo.

This video, "Aquarium," was produced in 2013 by Taylor White and Kylee Harris, students at Oak Harbor High School. It is one of 22 safety videos produced by Oak Harbor high students through a project funded by Puget Sound Energy and the Oak Harbor Education Foundation. More videos.