High winds knock out power for over 42,000 Seattle City Light customers
The gist
High winds gusting to 50 mph knocked out power for more than 42,000 Seattle City Light customers overnight.
Crews worked through the night, with no restoration time announced for West Seattle.
How it unfolded
- Nov 7, 2026 20:30High winds with gusts up to 50 mph hit West Seattle, knocking out power for over 28,331 City Light customers in South and West Seattle.
- Nov 7, 2026 20:44Outage reports came from Arbor Heights, and by 8:46 PM almost 5,000 customers were out; 911 received calls from people who heard a transformer or fuse blow.
- Nov 7, 2026 21:00Seattle City Light 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.
- National Weather Service
- A U.S. federal agency that provides weather forecasts, warnings, and other weather information to the public.
- wind advisory
- A notice issued by the US National Weather Service when sustained winds or gusts reach certain speeds over land.
Source: Wikipedia