Western Washington Wind Storm, December 2006 (part Two)

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Thursday night, December 14, 2006, a powerful wind storm hammered the northwest (of the United States). When morning came, residents throughout the Pacific Northwest woke up to downed trees, no electricity, and (for many) major property damage. It was one of the worst storms western Washington had ever faced, with wind speeds in some areas reaching 70-100 mph. Utility companies like Puget Sound Energy, Seattle City Lights, and Tacoma Power had to call crews from out of state to help repair the significantly damaged power grid. Hundreds of cars were seen on the eastside (across Lake Washington from Seattle) waiting hours in long lines for gas. Flashlights, batteries, and generators were sold out at many hardware stores. Arguably, many Washingtonians were not prepared for such a storm.

My power (provided by PSE) was out for over a week and it got pretty cold and miserable. But I just kept thinking that if people in other countries and my ancestors lived their whole lives without power, I can manage a few days. Hope you enjoy my short amateur documentary of the "December Storm".

See the full-uncut video at:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2802677540567679897

Note: This was mostly filmed around the Eastgate area of Bellevue.

Media Link:
http://www.kirotv.com/news/11157878/detail.html
http://www.komotv.com/news/6449777.html

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Western Washington Wind Storm, December 2006 (part Two)

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  • OK everyone, no ...

    OK everyone, no more commenting.

    Thank you.

    -Aunt Bee 09

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  • That storm was ...

    That storm was hardcore--it was worse even than the Inaugural Day storm in '93. I live in Crossroads, and we had one tree land on our house and one across our backyard. (I had to drive all the way to Lake Forest Park to find an open gas station, too, and out to Ballard before I found an open Denny's, since my roommates and I couldn't cook anything. XD)

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  • Hey AuntBee09, I ...

    Hey AuntBee09,
    I really enjoyed watching your video. That was a wild storm for all of us in BC and Washington. ... check out my storm video from last month and rate it, or even subscribe at westviewhomeandyard :)
    Cheers,
    Robin

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  • I heard that too, ...

    I heard that too, but luckily mine was only out for 2 days =)

    By lemonlemon74 [Affiliate User] 1195059267 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • seattle area was ...

    seattle area was intense! luckily no trees fell on my house (even though there are tons around), and my friend just happened to have a geneartor. p.s. my power was only out for 2 days =)

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  • All I can say is.. ...

    All I can say is.. Don't live on the coast.. And don't live in selleck (East of Maple Valley)

    By 98837 [Affiliate User] 1192544015 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • yay we needed a ...

    yay we needed a generator to and lost a huge cedar in are back yard!!

    By dinnison [Affiliate User] 1191429008 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • oh yeah, and ...

    oh yeah, and instead of just hearing 5 or six trees fall in the night like people in cities did, it was litterally a major tree falling or a large branch cracking off a tree every 5-10 minutes... some landed so close i could feel it.

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  • omg, i hated that ...

    omg, i hated that power outage! grr. it made me not able to do alot of stuff i was supposed to do

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  • My power came on ...

    My power came on the very next afternoon (Canyon Park/Bothell area), but I heard some people went like TEN days without power!

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  • truly i wish there ...

    truly i wish there was some commentary on this. but good job catching all the footage

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  • omgosh, that must ...

    omgosh, that must have been very hard. one good thing about this experience tho, is that it made me thankful.

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  • We lived on the ...

    We lived on the island and our power was out for about 2 weeks.

    By karatedavid [Affiliate User] 1173976682 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • no kidding. i was ...

    no kidding. i was out of power for over a week! we finally gave in and got a generator :)

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  • That seriously ...

    That seriously sucked when that happend I sat in the cold for like 3days and 3 nights

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