By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
State Route 507 was blocked from downed power lines at Bucoda and with fallen trees in the Tenino area as KOMOnews.com is reporting a windstorm and gusts of 50 to 60 mph at points north.
The Washington State Patrol was on the scene of when power lines in the road closed state Route 507 near South Front Street in Bucoda at 10:50 p.m., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Trees on the roadway blocked both directions near Reservation Road in Tenino, DOT reported about 11:35 p.m. but were cleared by 2 a.m.
Near Millersylvania State Park, fallen trees tangled in power lines shut down both directions of state Route 121 at 113th Avenue Southwest at about 11 p.m., according to DOT.
The rest areas at Scatter Creek and Maytown along Interstate 5 were both closed because of a power outage shortly after 10 p.m., according to DOT.
KOMOnews.com reported power outages from Snohomish County to Grays Harbor County, including some 500 customers in the Oakville area. Read KOMOnews.com’s story here
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