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High winds cause power outage affecting over 10,000 Seattle City Light customers

KOMO · last updated

SEATTLE — A total of 10,644 Seattle City Light (SCL) customers were reportedly affected by an outage Friday evening.

As of 6 p.m., roughly 4,903 customers in West Seattle were without power.

Part of Tukwila was also in the dark, with 2,317 SCL customers without power.

In South Seattle’s Skyway area, nearly 5,735 SCL customers were without power.

Seattle City Light is investigating the cause.

The outage can be tracked on this map.

This is a developing story, and KOMO News will update the information as it becomes available.

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