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Monday, February 9, 2026

Over 400,000 Without Power in Pacific Northwest Amid Damaging Winds and Rain

More than 400,000 customers are without power in the Pacific Northwest, as damaging wind gusts and heavy rain hit multiple states following flash flooding that prompted evacuation orders in some areas.

The majority of outages are in Washington, where over 254,000 are without power, and Oregon, where nearly 136,000 are without power, according to state officials.

Multiple rivers are above flood stage on Wednesday. The Skagit River at Mount Vernon is expected to reach major flood stage on Thursday morning, and the Snoqualmie River at Carnation will near major flood stage by Wednesday evening.

Read the rest of the story at abc News.

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