Weather advisory blows | City issues high-wind warning

The city of Bellevue has issued a weather warning for Thursday, cautioning strong winds could cause downed power lines and trees. The National Weather Service has a wind advisory in effect until 6 p.m. tonight, predicting south winds of 20-35 mph and gusts near 50 mph.

November 6, 2014 1:59 pm
PSE crews work to restore power in the area of 244th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 16th Place in Sammamish on Sunday
PSE crews work to restore power in the area of 244th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 16th Place in Sammamish on Sunday

The city of Bellevue has issued a weather warning for Thursday, cautioning strong winds could cause downed power lines and trees. The National Weather Service has a wind advisory in effect until 6 p.m. tonight, predicting south winds of 20-35 mph and gusts near 50 mph.

In case of a downed line or outage, Eastside residents are asked to call Puget Sound Energy at 1-888-225-5773.

A wind storm on Saturday, Oct. 25, reportedly knocked out power for some 100,000 PSE customers, knocking down trees, power lines and damaging several Eastside substations.