UPDATE: Power outage in West Seattle affects nearly 5000; Some are restored
UPDATE: Power outage in West Seattle affects nearly 5000; Some are restored
Thu, 12/12/2024
Update 9:07pm
Some power is back mostly south of the original outage cause with1600 customers service restored. City Light projects restoration this evening.
A reader shared, "the start of the blackout started at my house when a tree fell down the hill, took out the powerlines next to my house and part of my car. The cause was not the transformer the cause was the tree that went down by my house and took the power out up here and then went down line onto the beach and blew the transformer. Because when our lights went out, there were still lights on at Beach Drive."
A tree fallen in the 4100 block of Beach Drive took out a transfomer and damaged a car. Photo courtesy of Marci Eversole.
The car was crushed by a large tree that fell. Photo courtesy of Marci Eversole
Original post 8:17pm
A power outage affecting 4910 City Light customers in West Seattle hit just after 8pm. Restoration was not expected before 2am.
The outage affected a wide area including Alki Point, Beach Drive and down to SW Holly Street. It was primarily west of 49th SW.
The cause was a blown transfomer in the 4100 block of Beach Drive SW. You can check on the status of the outage on the City Light system status page here
