Tree knocks out power in Mutiny Bay; outage expected to last until noon

Hundreds of Freeland homes are without power this morning due to a felled tree in the Mutiny Bay area. A Puget Sound Energy official said the outage has affected 723 customers, and that power won't be restored to most homes until about noon.

November 6, 2014 12:04 pm
Puget Sound Energy worker Dan Rientjes walks through the area where a tree knocked out power to more than 700 homes in Mutiny Bay Thursday morning.
Puget Sound Energy worker Dan Rientjes walks through the area where a tree knocked out power to more than 700 homes in Mutiny Bay Thursday morning.

Hundreds of Freeland homes are without power this morning due to a felled tree in the Mutiny Bay area.

A Puget Sound Energy official said the outage has affected 723 customers, and that power won’t be restored to most homes until about noon.

The outage began at about 7:50 a.m. when an Oak tree at the intersection of Woodard Avenue and Mutiny Bay Road toppled in high winds, taking out a power line on the way down. No one was injured but the lines and tree blocked both lanes of traffic on Mutiny Bay; motorists were diverted to Woodard.

The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning this morning for the Admiralty Inlet area. Winds were predicted at 25 to 40 mph with gusts near 60 mph.

As of 8:45 a.m., the Puget Sound Energy official said that was the only reported power outage on South Whidbey.