City of Lake Forest Park News Release

SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS PREPARED FOR WIND STORMS

National Weather Service forecasting gale force winds

SEATTLE — The National Weather Service issued a High Wind Advisory today with a forecast for wind gusts up to 45 mph this evening. A storm with more intense winds is predicted to hit our area on New Years day.

Seattle City Light is preparing its crews for a series of winter windstorms heading our way today through Friday. The storms are expected to bring rain and strong winds to the Puget Sound area. “We’ve asked the Call Center to remain open tonight,” says Chris Heimgartner, Energy Delivery and Customer Care Officer for City Light. “We are prepared for the possibility of outages occurring throughout our service territory and we can have back-up help available to us quickly if there is significant wind damage. Our main concern is the saturated ground from the snow and rain. Similar to 2006, this can bring down whole trees onto power lines.” City Light has written agreements with other utilities in the region and throughout the West to send back-up crews should the outages and damage be widespread.

We advise all customers to monitor the weather forecast throughout the week and take appropriate actions to make sure your facilities are prepared for any service interruptions caused by the winds or rain. Information about how to prepare for a winter storm can be found at: www.takewinterbystorm.org Also, up-to-date outage information in the City Light service area can be found at: www.seattle.gov/light In the event of an outage Seattle City Light Customer Service 206-684-3000.

City Light reminds customers to be safe, stay warm and be prepared.