NORTH BEND, Wash. — Northeast and east blowing winds were forecasted to decrease at around 6 a.m. on Friday morning, bringing an end to freezing rain risks around North Bend and the east Puget Sound lowlands, according to the National Weather Service.
Many Winter Weather Advisories that are currently in place have expired, with the exception of an advisory issued for the Cascade mountains and valleys in Snohomish and King Counties, including Stevens and Snoqualmie Passes that is in effect until 10 a.m. Snoqualmie Pass could see increased freezing rain chances and there is the potential for additional snow accumulations at Stevens Pass during that time.
Ice could still be lingering in areas like North Bend, the northern Olympic Peninsula and in Whatcom County, so people in those areas should continue drive with extra care, according to the NWS.
A warm front is moving across western Washington Friday morning, bringing widespread precipitation coming from the south and moving north.
Temperatures are expected to warm up into next week, spots returning to the upper 40s on Saturday and Sunday.
Freezing temperatures are expected to raise to pass level over the weekend.
Thursday's storm followed active weather Tuesday night and Wednesday, which brought lowland snow to some areas of western Washington - mostly north of Everett - and icy conditions throughout the region.
The latest storm caused dangerous travel conditions, downed trees and power outages. The bulk of Puget Sound Energy outages occurred in the North Bend area. Thousands of Snohomish PUD customers also lost power.
In North Bend, several people have been without power for days due to the ice and wind. Tree branches can be seen down across town due to the weather conditions.
On Thursday, people who live off of Healy Avenue South said they had been without power for two days. One woman said it did come on once, but then turned off again. She said living in North Bend they expect this to happen about once a year due to the weather.
"We've had freezing rain and what happens is it will snow and then the temperature drops and then the wind comes through and it all freezes," said Melody Callier, whose power was out.
Thursday evening the Puget Sound Energy website showed that around 1,500 people in Snoqualmie and North Bend were without power. People in Callier's apartment complex were using their cars to charge their phones and get some warmth.
"We're just bundled up in massive layers and sharing body heat, just bundled together," said Callier.
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