WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: Power problems

6:40 PM: We haven’t heard yet from anyone who’s completely lost power, but many report flickers around the peninsula – from here in Upper Fauntleroy (multiple times over the span of a few minutes) to Puget Ridge. We’re monitoring …

7 PM: By now it seems safe to say that the flickering did NOT indicate a larger outage somewhere; the Seattle City Light map shows only a pocket of five customers along Myers Way in the unincorporated area.

15 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: Power problems"

  • Kenneth November 4, 2022 (6:43 pm)

    I’m on 26th sw. I heard two loud booms. Power went out briefly. Went outside heard a tree branch cracking. Lots of sirens south to southwest of here. 

  • West Seattle Mad Sci Guy November 4, 2022 (6:46 pm)

    Seems to have knocked my internet out, and 5 minutes ago (6:40 ish) lots of sirens going down 35th from Avalon area. Seems too long after the gas leak to be related to that. 

  • Alexis November 4, 2022 (6:50 pm)

    My lights flickered and my internet went out but my power is ok

  • Rob B Taylor November 4, 2022 (6:51 pm)

    We’re having heavy flickering at 44th and Genessee. 

  • A. November 4, 2022 (6:59 pm)

    I was at Ulta in Westwood Village with my kid when the power went out, then came back on… then went out again. We left and noticed a bit later that it seemed to be back on, but they weren’t letting people inside. 

  • Flo B November 4, 2022 (7:57 pm)

    Alki, By Homestead no flickering or cable/internet issues.

  • Sue H November 4, 2022 (8:00 pm)

    Power flickered here in Gatewood around 6:30, but no outage. The map seems to be showing some outages now (8pm) near Thistle and also Barton.

    • WSB November 4, 2022 (8:15 pm)

      Thanks. Those are both mapped as just one customer each.

  • Rara November 4, 2022 (8:23 pm)

    Quite a bit of flickering the last hour in North admiral by the fire station. 

  • Auntie November 4, 2022 (8:47 pm)

    There were two loud booms, sounded very close, then power went out. Back on seconds later. We are near Boren STEM. I would think with all the tree-trimming (mutilation) that City Light did around here this summer, there wouldn’t be many trees close enough to power lines to short them out. Any word from City Light on the cause? 

    • Kersti Elisabeth Muul November 5, 2022 (6:21 pm)

      The loud boom is the fuse pooping. Wind throw (branches) causes a lot of outages, regardless of utility trimming. They can fly a long way, and they cross phase (touch more than one wire at a time which causes it) . 

      • Donna Snow November 6, 2022 (6:29 am)

        Pooping? Thanks for giving me a morning giggle!🤣

  • AG November 4, 2022 (9:10 pm)

    Bit of flickering now and then along Alki.

  • Frog November 4, 2022 (10:02 pm)

    It could be worse — check out the scene in London, where it’s also been windy:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qogqQyrfj1I&t=45s

  • Anntinette November 8, 2022 (2:19 pm)

    My power is out and so are 3 blocks 

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