Capitol Hill, the Central District, and Seattle’s core neighborhoods were mostly spared overnight as winds from a rare “bomb cyclone” event whipped across Western Washington. More than 50,000 were reported without power Wednesday morning in the city with another 600,000 with no electricity across the region.

One woman was reported killed when a tree fell on her Lynnwood encampment Tuesday night.

Seattle City Light’s outage map as of Wednesday morning showed the areas around Capitol Hill remarkably unscathed

Wednesday, light rail service was delayed by an hour so Sound Transit could make safety checks across its system.

Across Capitol Hill, lights flickered and internet service was temporarily disrupted overnight but no major outages were reported despite reports of trees and branches knoced down across the area by the rare easterly winds.

Long-term efforts to move more of the city’s utilities underground hopefully helped. CHS reported here last year on how areas of Capitol Hill with less large scale multifamily apartment development have been left behind in the city’s efforts to move more of its electrical infrastructure underground.

The National Weather Service forecasts calmer conditions in Seattle until the remnants of the storm bring winds in the mid-20s to the city Friday along with cool temperatures and showers.

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