However, Puget Sound Energy said about 30,000 Thurston County homes and businesses remained without power late Sunday. Many of those outages were in rural areas including Rochester, Yelm and Tenino.
The utility company has restored power to about 80 percent of its customers across the region who suffered outages in last week’s snow and ice storms, PSE spokesman Roger Thompson said.
“We’ve had some pretty good success,” he said. “The weather has been reasonably cooperating. … We’re steadily making progress.”
Crews were scheduled to work through the night despite a forecast that winds could reach 45 mph.
Folks who live in remote and forested areas should have power restored during the next few days. Those who already have power restored are asked to conserve power to make it easier and safer to bring the rest of the system back online.
Here are the company’s estimated times and dates for restoration.
Early Monday: Yelm, Steamboat Island and Hawks Prairie.
Late Tuesday: Johnson Point, Summit Lake, Tumwater, West Olympia and Cooper Point.
Late Wednesday: Lacey, Bald Hills, Delphi Road, Tenino and Rochester.
SCHOOL DELAYS
South Sound schools still face delays and closures:
North Thurston Public Schools: As of late Sunday, seven schools were without power. A decision to delay or close schools will be made by 5:30 a.m. Families can check the district’s website, www.nthurston.k12.wa.us, for updates.
Nova School: Classes will begin two hours late.
Olympia School District: Schools will open two hours late. Morning programs including a.m. preschool and kindergarten, zero-hour classes and district activities are canceled. Spokesman Ryan Betz said the district’s Transportation Department has no phone or power; for questions, call the superintendent’s office at 360-596-6100. The Olympia School Board’s 6:30 p.m. meeting is moved to the Knox Administrative Center instead of the Olympia Regional Learning Academy.
Pope John Paul II High School: Closed; no power.
Tumwater School District: Schools will begin two hours late; buses will operate on snow routes, and morning preschool and morning kindergarten are canceled.
South Puget Sound Community College: The Olympia Campus and Hawks Prairie Center are closed until 7 a.m. Tuesday for students, employees and visitors.
South Sound YMCA Childcare Services: There is a two-hour delay for programs in Tumwater and Olympia.
Tenino School District: Schools will open two hours late. No preschool or morning and afternoon kindergarten due to power issues.
WaHeLut Indian School: School begins two hours late.
SHELTERS
The following shelter programs are still available:
Rochester United Methodist Church, 18206 Corvalis St., is providing overnight shelter, heat and water. No showers or supplies are provided, so people will need to bring their own cots or bedding.
Gate City Schoolhouse, 16925 Moon Road, Rochester, is offering a warming station with bottled water and self-service cooking facilities.
Bucoda Town Hall, 110 N. Main St., is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. as a warming station.
Rainier High School, 308 Second St. W., will open as a warming shelter with shower facilities from 5 a.m.-9 p.m.
BUSES
Intercity Transit routes are mostly back to normal. Several remain on detour due to downed debris. Riders should continue to check www.intercitytransit.com or call 360-786-1881 before leaving for the bus.
