A Kalama woman - Ingrid J. Davis. 38 - died while driving near the Wahkiakum-Cowlitz County line in southwest Washington when a tree fell on her car, the Washington State Patrol reported.

There were no immediate reports of any other deaths, injuries or widespread property damage. But traffic had to be diverted off some roads in the region because of flooding, shifting or sinking asphalt, falling trees or downed power lines.

The storm forced closure of the floating bridge that takes State Route 520 across Lake Washington east of Seattle for the first time in nearly seven years. Weather instruments recorded sustained winds of 50 mph with gusts to 75 mph on the lake. After the storm abated, engineering crews inspected the bridge for damage, and then reopened it to traffic early Sunday morning.

High water, heavy winds and a mudslide prompted a 48-hour shutdown of passenger rail service north of Seattle.

Washington State Ferries shut down the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry run because of choppy waters on Puget Sound. The National Weather Service warned that flooding was likely along the coastline. And Seattle's zoo shut down because of concerns that winds would bring down trees.

Gusts around the greater Seattle-Tacoma-Everett area were generally in the 45-50 mph range, although some spots along Puget Sound reported gusts over 60 mph. Sedro-Woolley in Skagit County reported a gust to 78 mph.

The State Route 520 Bridge, one of two spans connecting Seattle to its eastern suburbs, was closed in both directions around 9:30 a.m., after sustained winds exceeded 50 mph, the Department of Transportation said.

With waves battering the bridge, it became too unsafe for traffic, Transportation spokeswoman Melanie Coon said. Crews opened the draw span to relieve pressure on the bridge. "It keeps the water from slamming up against the bridge," Coon said.

The closure was ordered about an hour after a single westbound lane was closed so maintenance crews could reattach a steel plate connecting two segments.

The last time the floating bridge was shut down during a storm was in March 1999, Coon said.

In the coastal town of Westport, the Grays Harbor County Emergency and Risk Management Office said some waterfront motels were evacuated as a precaution.

KBKW Radio in nearby Aberdeen said several boats broke loose from their moorings in Westport overnight. Some small campers were blown into the water, and the seawall that protects the marina suffered minor damage, the station reported.

About 20 miles south of Aberdeen, some parts of Raymond were under 2 feet of water, KBKW reported. Traffic in downtown Raymond was limited to emergency vehicles.

Puget Sound Energy spokeswoman Lynn Carlson said 50,000 of their 140,000 customers who lost power Saturday were restored by midnight. But she said the hard-hit areas -- particularly in Kistap, Jefferson and Island counties west and northwest of Seattle - could be without power for several days, and to begin making alternate plans now to watch the Super Bowl.

Snohomish PUD, which serves most of Snohomish County and Camano Island, reported 30,000 customers in the dark. Seattle City Light said they had about 20,000 without power, while Tacoma Power reported about 11,000 without power at its peak, but have since gotten that number down to 1,000.

Clallam County PUD reported about 4,000 without power in western Clallam County due to a tree down into a transmission line. Thurston and Pierce counties south of Seattle and part of King County north of the city also were in the dark.

Winds had begun to subside by Saturday evening, and all wind warnings ended just before 4 p.m.

Washington State Ferries spokeswoman Susan Harris said the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry run, connecting the northwest tip of the Olympia Peninsula to Whidbey Island, was out of service for most of Saturday morning due to strong winds before resuming service at 11 a.m.

Storm damage at the Clinton ferry dock at the south end of Whidbey Island also caused some delays in the morning and ferries were running behind schedule on most other routes through the storm, Harris said.

At Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, spokeswoman Gigi Allianic said the main safety concern was that trees could fall and injure visitors or allow animals to escape.

Gus Melonas, a spokesman for Burlington Northern Santa Fe, said the railroad ordered a 48-hour shutdown of passenger rail service between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, at 1:25 p.m. Saturday.

Crews were working to clear a 3-foot-deep mudslide north of Seattle's Carkeek Park.

Melonas said the closures affected Amtrak service and Sound Transit's Sounder commuter trains, which run in the morning and evening commute hours Monday through Friday. Bus service was being arranged.

The closure did not halt freight traffic.

The weather service said the threat of falling trees was considered high because soil was saturated after a long stretch of rain.

Traffic had to be diverted off some roads in the region because of shifting or sinking asphalt, falling trees and downed power lines.

And Seattle's "12" flag atop the Space Needle was removed Friday night so as to not be damaged by the high winds. It's the second '12' flag being used up there -- the first one was damaged by wind in late January.

The forecast from Sunday on was for much calmer weather, with plenty of sunshine to allow people to recover from the storm.

Peak Wind Gusts

Here are some of the peak wind gusts measured through the day Saturday: