7am Tuesday update - all area schools are closed. PSE currently reporting 411,614 customers without power - it’s going to take a few days at least to get everything back up and running, so they’re not listing any estimated restoration times.

10pm update - PSE is now reporting over 300,000 customers without power, bringing the statewide total to around 493,000. We still have an hour or so of peak gusts still ahead of us, but it’ll still be pretty gusty overnight into tomorrow morning.

9pm update - This has quickly turned from a "Cascade foothills" storm to a region-wide event...somewhere around 450,000 customers without power across the entire state, plus another couple hundred thousand across the border in BC. This is *wild*. #wawx

I'm hearing of several reports of downed trees across the Plateau as well - good advice to heed! (From Bellevue Fire over on that *other* app)

PSE's outage map finally came back online - 271,916 customers out!! (At this point, it might be easier to show the areas that still *do* have power.) None of the outages have listed estimated restoration times...power crews can't even start assessing damage until the winds begin to die down. #wawx

Eastside Fire asks that you do *not* call 911 to report downed trees across the roads, call city Road Services instead. Only call 911 if it's causing an emergency!

7pm update - it’s getting serious now…seeing gusts in the mid 40s around the Plateau, but a report of 52mph in Bellevue and at SeaTac! It’ll stay incredibly windy for the next few hours. Seems like most of the Plateau is out at this point 😬 PSE’s outage map hasn’t updated in a while now. #wawx

5pm update - things are starting to get interesting! Seeing gusts in the 20s and 30s around the Plateau. Still on track for the peak to ramp up after 7pm…so the main event is still yet to come! #wawx #wawind

For anyone that’s curious, here’s a satellite picture of this storm - it’s massive, and quite picturesque from that height! The state borders are in light blue - so the center of the circulation is due west of Long Beach. #wawx

The NWS has upgraded the watch to a High Wind Warning, in effect from 2pm Tuesday thru 4am Wednesday. The evening forecasts show the timeframe for the strongest winds starting a little earlier, around 7pm thru midnight or so. Peak gusts in the 50mph range, with sustained winds around 30mph.

⚠️ High Wind Watch in effect from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning ⚠️ Strong storm develops tomorrow - winds ramp up in the afternoon, with peak gusts on the Plateau potentially as high as the mid-50s by late-evening. They'll be coming from the east, along I-90.