• King County Flood Control is distributing sandbags to residents, to protect homes near creeks or bodies of water. Get them at these sandbag distribution locations.
• The rain has stopped in Capitol Hill—but there will be a second wave of storms tomorrow. Until then:
Small craft advisory in effect. Avoid activity on water until #SeattleStorm passes & check fenders/mooring lines of berthed vessels 🌊🚣♀️👎
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) October 14, 2016
• This was not included in our disaster preparedness guide, but maybe it should be:
I'm totally prepared for the storm. No disaster will exhaust the two cases of wine in my basement. I also have six bottles in the kitchen.
— Charles Mudede (@mudede) October 14, 2016
• As of 2:28 PM, there are now 50 power outages throughout the city, according to Seattle City Light.
• Read The Stranger's disaster preparedness guide to keep safe throughout the storm, which is expected to last throughout the weekend.
• Here's what the storm looks like from The Stranger's offices:
• SDOT reports: "A tree is blocking the three right lanes of EB SR 520 just before 84th Street."
• Reminder: There’s another Seattle Storm!
If you follow the #seattlestorm hashtag, it's mixture of weather warnings, food hoarding and women's basketball.
— Ron Gilbert (@grumpygamer) October 14, 2016
• Here’s what the storm looks like:
Hi-Res NASA image earlier today of "double barrel" low pressure system affecting us tonight & Sat. storm developing in central Pacific #wawx pic.twitter.com/OBttydMK5h
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) October 14, 2016
• For a comprehensive map of outages across the city—click here.
• Seattle City Light reporting outages in the Queen Anne, Interbay, and Magnolia neighborhoods, and advises staying away from downed lines:
Crews responding to outage affecting 12,000 homes, businesses in Queen Anne, Interbay and Magnolia. https://t.co/pbHbWvuzz3 for updates.
— Seattle City Light (@SEACityLight) October 14, 2016
• Power is out in areas within Capitol Hill and the Central District, Capitol Hill Times reports.
• Check on your neighbors:
May I suggest you check on your Elderly neighbors to make sure they're alright, because not everyone has family nearby. #seattlestorm
— A&E TODAY (@AandETodayNews) October 14, 2016
• According to KOMO, the storm is likely to conclude by Sunday and your football game will go on as scheduled.
• Meanwhile: A tornado hit the Oregon Coast. Here's a video posted by The Oregonian (via The Seattle Times)
• The view from Clinton's plane after her Seattle fundraising stop
The view from @HillaryClinton's plane as storm clouds roll into Seattle and Hillary heads back to NY. @seattletimes pic.twitter.com/Qo64XndXso
— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) October 15, 2016