Outages leave thousands of Seattle residents without power, likely due to weather - KOMO News
Outages leave thousands of Seattle residents without power, likely due to weather
SEATTLE — More than 17,000 people are without power in Seattle, according to the Seattle City Light (SCL) outage map.
SCL posted that there were outages affecting numerous parts of Seattle on X.
As of 6:11 p.m., there are more than 60 active events. SCL crews are responding to the following areas:
The cause of the outages is still under investigation. A spokesperson with SCL said the outages are likely weather-related, possibly due to the recent thunderstorms in the area.
SCL has yet to determine an estimated time of restoration. Take a look at the SCL outage map for the latest outage numbers.
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