With back-to-back storms ravaging the Puget Sound region this week, North and Central Whidbey fared relatively well.

The strongest winds hit Thursday night, causing widespread power outages across the region and Whidbey Island.

Puget Sound Energy reported approximately 53,000 customers were without power early Friday morning. Some residents on Whidbey Island were still waiting for power to be restored into Friday afternoon including about 150 customers just North of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

Outages were also still reported in small areas around Central Whidbey and through South Whidbey Friday afternoon.

While Island County work crews were out in force Friday morning, the majority were working on South Whidbey, which saw quite a bit of damage, including downed trees and flooding.

Connie Bowers, assistant engineer for Island County Public Works said Friday morning that North Whidbey fared relatively well.

There were no trees down or blocked roads, she said.

Central Whidbey had a little more storm debris in the form of small tree branches littering the ground and roads.

Bowers said workers were using a snow plow to help clear the roads of small debris.

Welcher Road near Outlying Field Coupeville was closed Thursday night due to a downed power line, Bowers said.

Roads in South Whidbey that were closed include Honeymoon Bay Road at Classic Road and Larsen Road.

South Whidbey also saw heavier rainfall compared to the rest of the island.

Data collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show Central and North Whidbey received .78 inches of rain over a three-day period. South Whidbey received 1.15 inches over two days.

The heavy rain caused problems for some areas of South Whidbey on Wednesday and Thursday.

Island County Commissioners declared a state of emergency Wednesday after four homes,  according to Commissioner Helen Price Johnson, threatened with flooding.

She said outbuildings were flooded and the waters threatened to undermine the foundations of the homes.

Public Works Director Bill Oakes said an outlet on a private beach was clogged with sand, causing the rainwater to back up onto the properties. He said workers went in with shovels and cleared it out by hand, which appears to have done the trick.

The low tide tonight should help it drain, he said.