WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: Stormy early morning; Arbor Heights power outage

1 AM: Just in case you wondered … yes, that was thunder, and lightning. So far we’ve seen at least two big bolts to the west, not long after a short but major downpour. While the basic forecast didn’t mention thunderstorms, they were in the regional “forecast discussion.”

6:40 AM: Thanks for the tip – the City Light map says almost 100 Arbor Heights homes lost power overnight because of a downed tree. The current projected restoration is around 8 am.

7:22 AM Power’s back.

5 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: Stormy early morning; Arbor Heights power outage"

  • Heather January 18, 2018 (6:56 am)

    Power back on in AH!

    • WSB January 18, 2018 (7:21 am)

      Thank you for the update.

  • Sunuva January 18, 2018 (8:10 am)

    Was there lightning around 5:30 AM? I was woken by a single blast around that time that sounded like a firework, near 100th, 37th.

    • newnative January 18, 2018 (9:44 am)

      The storm was over by then, you might have heard cracking branches or a blown transformer, since you’re close to the outage. 

    • No laughing matter January 18, 2018 (11:41 am)

      That was definitely a firework. I saw and heard it just to the southeast from my bedroom window. 41st between 98th and 100th. Not sure of the need to set off a firework at 5:30 am, or ever.

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