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The FOX 13 weather team has issued a weather alert for Monday for two reasons: one - the significant mountain snow over the higher passes and two - the forceful winds through the lowlands of Western Washington. Rain could also make the morning commute challenging around Puget Sound.

Crews began working Monday morning to restore power to thousands of people in the Puget Sound area.

Multiple western Washington utility companies are investigating widespread power outages in the region. While some of the causes have yet to be determined, the majority of these outages were reportedly caused by trees, vegetation and storm-related damage.

The FOX 13 weather team has issued a weather alert for Monday for two reasons: one, the significant mountain snow over the higher mountain passes, and two, the forceful winds through the lowlands of western Washington. Rain could also make the morning commute challenging around Puget Sound.

Crews with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) are working on 239 active outages impacting 16,424 customers as of 12:30 p.m. PSE's power outage map stretches through the Puget Sound lowlands from Bellingham to Centralia.

According to Snohomish PUD, crews have restored power to around 5,600 customers since 4 a.m. As of 12:17 p.m., there are 249 customers without power. The majority of the outages were reported in the Camano Island and Arlington areas.

At around 8:41 a.m., Seattle City Light was reporting power outages in Seattle's Wedgewood neighborhood impacting about 159 customers. As of 12:30 p.m., the amount of customers impacted has grown to 333, with the majority of the outages happening in South Seattle.

Earlier this morning, Washington State Ferries announced that its Port Townsend – Coupeville route was out of service until further notice, also caused by severe weather.

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