“I want light and a hot shower,' Redmond residents, about to enter their fourth day without power following a bomb cyclone wind storm, are frustrated but hopeful about restoration.
As the number of people without power continues to lower in western Washington, there are still residents spending Friday night in the dark."It’s been a rough three days," said Aaron Jokela. "We’re hoping power comes on sooner than Saturday, but we’ll see."Jokela lives near Anderson Park. He told FOX 13 he remembers watching the storm roll in."We’re on the sixth floor. You could feel the whole thing kind of shake and the windows were flexing," he said.
Redmond crews planned for 24-hour operations to clear debris from roads, ensure that pump stations would run on generator power, and respond to individual emergencies," a spokesperson said.Since Tuesday, crews have been working overnight.FOX 13 caught up with a private contractor working to restore power in downtown Redmond."Pedestrians keep coming up to us always wanting to know when the power is coming back on," said lineman Troy Smith. "We can’t give them an answer.
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