SEATTLE — More than 150,000 people across the Puget Sound region woke up without power Sunday morning after a powerful storm brought gusts of 60 miles per hour or more, toppling trees onto power lines and causing damage to properties.

By around 8 p.m. Sunday, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) had restored power to more than 100,000 customers, bringing the number of those still without power down to 55,700.

"We're working as quickly and safely as we can," said Gerald Tracy, a PSE spokesperson. "Our crews are actively working to restore that."

The hardest-hit areas are in Thurston and Pierce counties, as well as south King County and the foothills, where downed trees are blocking access for repair crews, according to Tracy.

The biggest challenge, Tracy said, is that transmission lines — the large

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