Mason PUD 3 is restoring electricity to customers affected by this morning’s storm. Multiple lightning strikes and a wind gust of up to 56 miles per hour in the Shelton area set the stage for the outages today.
Up to 700 total customers didn’t have electricity at some time this morning because of storm related damage to power lines and equipment. The largest outages were in the Lake Cushman area, (about 400 customers) and Island Lake (almost 200 customers).
Nearly 100 customers are without electricity at this hour as crews continue restoration efforts:
- Julian Road
- Libby Road
- Panther Lake
- Phillips Lake
- Riverhill
- Satsop Bridge Road
- Stretch Island
- Treasure Island
PUD 3 recommends unplugging sensitive appliances and electronic equipment until power has been restored for approximately 20 minutes. In addition, especially with electronics, it is important to consider using surge protection.
Customers can report outages any time on the outage hotline at 360-432-1533, 360-275-2833 (Belfair), or 360-861-4247 (Elma).