Power was knocked out for 11,500 Seattle City Light customers in the West Seattle, SeaTac and Burien areas at around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
The outage was widespread – in West Seattle; Burien from Three Tree Point up north through Gregory Heights and Lake Burien; then east into parts of SeaTac and Tukwila.
Seattle City Light is investigating the cause, but it coincides with a surprisingly strong windstorm that hit at around 2:45 p.m. (we felt and scrambled from the sudden 30+ mph winds firsthand while working in the yard).
City Light said the estimated restoration time will be Saturday night, April 20, 2024 at 10 p.m.
Crews are responding to outages in the West Seattle, SeaTac, and Burien areas affecting approx. 11,500 customers. The cause is under investigation and an estimated time of restoration has yet to be determined.
— Seattle City Light (@SEACityLight) April 20, 2024
Follow along on our outage map at: https://t.co/ijUJXHhsDH pic.twitter.com/gPfnWhlFX0
The incoming front is packing a punch. Shelton's temperature fell 10 degrees over the past hour and winds have gusted to 46 mph. Prepare for a rapid change around Puget Sound in the next hour or so. #wawx
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) April 20, 2024
Some peak winds over the past 3 hours in mph:
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) April 20, 2024
Destruction Island: 49
Shelton: 46
Bremerton: 43
Quillayute: 43
Hoquiam: 38
Olympia: 35
Port Townsend: 32#wawx
Maine push in with a vengeance, lots of blowing dust, can hear the neighbors stuff getting blown over. #wawx pic.twitter.com/TiSUQ3YhsM
— Michael Snyder (@SeattleWXGuy) April 20, 2024
The cold front has arrived in Federal Way! Wind gusted to 33 mph, with the temperature down 5° within 10 minutes! Pollen flying everywhere! Wind increase was quite sudden too! #wawx @NWSSeattle pic.twitter.com/1wFuVi79sQ
— Matthew Pfab (@The_Weatherman2) April 20, 2024
