Update 4:35pm

Some sporadic pockets of outages remained out but for most customers of City Light the power was back on following massive outages caused by the "bomb cyclone" storm that blew through the area overnight Tuesday and Wednesday. Transformers were lost, trees fell, certainly some branches were down but a drive around the area early Wednesday looked as if a giant leaf blower had been turned on, with the streets largely swept clean. White Center and Westwood Village were without power for a significant portion of the day on Wednesday but finally got restored. A pocket of outages persisted just south of Schmitz Preserve Park.

Update 8:30am

6523 City LIght customers were out this moring.Power was still out at QFC in Westwood Village running on auxiliary power, but open. Target was open but McDonalds was not. Other stores in the shopping center appeared to be without power. White Center was out and the lights were still out in along the top of the ridge running down to Lake Burien

Update 9:10pm

Total customers in West Seattle, White Center and Burien rose to more than 13,000 as the wind from the fall storm blew through the region Tuesday night. Restoration was not expected until morning or later.

Update 8:35pm

An additional 2,221 customers are without power along the West Duwamish green belt north to SW Brandon Street.

Update 7:22pm

56 homes were without power due to wind in West Seattle shortly after 7pm from Andover Street SW to SW Genesee Street along 52nd Street SW. The estimate from City Light states that restoration was not expected until tomorrow evening.

The well known 4040 House at 4040 47th SW Christmas display house was knocked out for the season by high winds as well  They announced

"It is with deep regret that we announce the cancellation of our 2024 Christmas light show. Earlier this evening, a strong gust of wind caused significant damage to the display. The most important thing is that everyone is safe, and for that, we are truly grateful. While we are saddened by this setback, we are determined to rebuild and return next year with an even bigger and better show. Thank you for your understanding and continued support."

Report an outage: Call 206-684-3000.
Report a Downed Power Line: Do not touch a downed wire or anything that is touching it. Stay at least 30 feet away and call 911.

Original Post 6:38pm

Nearly 8000 people lost power around 6:30pm from Boulevard Park to Lake Burien on Tuesday night. Restoration was not expected until the morning. Another 1600 plus customers east of Military Road above Tukwila were out as well. 

The winds were not expected to be more than 40mph in the primary Seattle area but gusts as high at 60mph or more were whipping the area as a so called "bomb cyclone" came over the northwest from northern California, Oregon up to north of Seattle.

Winds were expected to moderate after midnight.

You can track the power system status for City Light here.