EXTREME WEATHER: Windstorm In Seattle Rocks Floating Bridge - Knocks Out Power To 135,000 And Hurts Two!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 04, 2013 - UNITED STATES </span></b>- More than 135,000 people were without power, two were injured and motorists abandoned their cars on a floating bridge Saturday as a fast-moving windstorm swept the Seattle area, officials said.<br /><br />Puget Sound Energy, which serves counties around Seattle, told NBC News that 95,000 customers were without electricity in the afternoon. The storm knocked down several distribution lines early Saturday.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XRjt5FeB-Xc/UngOw4e4YdI/AAAAAAABM7w/ierAyIzW5TQ/s1600/seattlewindstorm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XRjt5FeB-Xc/UngOw4e4YdI/AAAAAAABM7w/ierAyIzW5TQ/s1600/seattlewindstorm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Windblown waves coming in off Puget Sound close to high tide batter waterfront homes in<br />Seattle's West Seattle neighborhood on Saturday.<b>  </b>Elaine Thompson / AP</td></tr></tbody></table><br />"We expect the situation to worsen in the next few hours," Ray Lane of Puget's communications department said.<br /><br />Gusts in Seattle and the region around it hit 60 mph or more. <br /><br />The Washington State Department of Transportation closed the State Route 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington for two hours because of high winds and large waves.<br /><br />Troopers said as many as 50 cars were abandoned on the westbound lanes of the bridge. Troopers on foot escorted the people back to their vehicles.<br /><br />A 48-year-old man was seriously injured when a tree fell on his car and a 2-year-old was hurt when a branch broke from a tree and hit her near the University of Washington, <a href="http://www.king5.com/news/local/Windstorm-causes-downed-trees-power-outages-230345401.html">NBC station KING 5 of Seattle reported</a>.<br /><br />Seattle City Light, another main energy distributor, said that 40,000 customers suffered power failures in its service territory within Seattle and suburbs around it.<br /><br />As the storm moves through the area, elevations above 2,500 feet were expected to get between 6 and 11 inches of snow in a 12-hour period.<br /><br />The National Weather Service issued a wind warning for much of Saturday covering coastal areas in Washington and Oregon. - <a href="http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/02/21289798-windstorm-in-seattle-rocks-floating-bridge-hurts-two-knocks-out-power-to-135000"><span style="color: orange;"><b>NBC News</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /></div>

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November 04, 2013 - UNITED STATES - More than 135,000 people were without power, two were injured and motorists abandoned their cars on a f...

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