Windstorm knocks out power to tens of thousands in Seattle and Burien
The gist
High winds knocked out power to over 46,000 Seattle City Light customers Saturday, including 4,884 in Burien.
The first big storm of winter hit as a stronger system is due Tuesday.
How it unfolded
- Nov 7, 2026High winds with gusts up to 50mph knocked out power by 8:30 p.m. for over 28,331 City Light customers in south and West Seattle, primarily north and south of Lincoln Park and near Boulevard Park.
- Nov 7, 2026The largest outage listed on the map affected 4,884 customers in Burien; the utility said it began at 8:42 p.m. with estimated restoration by 2:53 a.m. Sunday.
- Nov 7, 2026Seattle Public Utilities originally reported 42,000 customers without power just after 9 p.m., mostly in south Seattle, West Seattle and Burien.
Key terms
- Seattle City Light
- Public municipal utility that supplies electricity to Seattle, Washington, and parts of its metropolitan area.
- Seattle Public Utilities
- A public utility agency of Seattle, Washington providing water, sewer, drainage and garbage services to King County residents.
- Puget Sound lowlands
- The low-lying area around Puget Sound, a complex estuary system of marine waterways in northwest Washington state.
Source: Wikipedia