An October windstorm knocked out power to around 3,000 customers in a northern swath of Capitol Hill near Volunteer Park Saturday night.
The outages were part of a series of service disruptions around the city leaving more than 20,000 without power.
The largest outage surrounding the park was reportedly caused by a downed branch or tree. A smaller outage knocking about 600 out had a reported restoration time of after 11 PM. City Light estimated a midnight or later restoration for the larger outage.
The outages followed an increase in the night’s gusts around 8 PM. Winds on the 520 bridge measured above 60 MPH.
Around 8:04 PM, wires were reported down on 20th Ave E. Continue reading