View the latest updates from Seattle City LightThe area came through Saturday’s incredible thunderstorm mostly unscathed but wet branches appeared to be a larger problem Monday morning as a power outage knocked around 7,000 customers offline.
Seattle City light was reporting 6,7000 customers without power in swaths along north Broadway, Roanoke Park, and eastern Capitol Hill along 23rd/24th and Interlaken Park. As of 9:45 AM, City Light said it was investigating a cause and did not yet have an estimated time for restoration.
Witnesses reported hearing loud booms northeast of the Hill just before the outage.
The loss of power triggered alarms and left elevators stuck between floors. Police responded to a false alarm for a possible robbery at a north Broadway bank while Seattle Fire helped in an elevator rescue reported on 14th Ave E.
Saturday night, thousands around the city lost power as an unusually intense thunderstorm produced more than 2,000 lightning strikes across the area.
UPDATE: City Light says its current estimate is a 1 PM restoration of power:
Good morning,
We are investigating the cause of the outage in north Capitol Hill affecting more than 6,700 customers. The current estimated restoration time is 1 p.m. We will provide updates as we receive them from our crews. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/RtCxAL2zg5— Seattle City Light (@SEACityLight) September 9, 2019
UPDATE x2 11 AM: Restored!
Power has been restored to the North Capitol Hill area. The cause of the outage was due to a tree branch falling on a pair of powerlines. Our crews are also continuing to restore power to those affected by last weekend’s storm. Thank you for your patience.
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Will there be tree trimming around the city to reduce the likelihood of this being an all winter event?
“Seattle City light was reporting 6,7000 customers”
typo, should be 6,700.
A large Cotton wood tree dropped a limb between 26th ave East and 28th ave East on Prospect Street In the Arboretum highlands.
The cotton woods along there always are a problem after a hot spell and a quick cool down. They suck up water and become heavy when there is no evaporation. Lets plant native firs and cedars in the park land not dangerous trees like cotton wood