Seattle City Light reported about 240 customers without power Sunday evening
Seattle City Light reported that about 240 customers in its service area were still without power at 7 p.m. PST on November 8 after the weekend windstorm. The utility said work would continue overnight. The figure is from its Sunday evening update; a more recent comparable count and confirmation of full restoration remain unverified.
Status of this incident
Partial / reduced supply
Last known status: partly restored · Seattle City Light reported about 240 customers still without power at 7 p.m. PST on November 8.
Source moment: Nov 9, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC (07:00 PM local time)
In 20 seconds
Seattle City Light reported restoring power to 98% of storm-affected customers by its Sunday afternoon update.
The utility’s Sunday morning update reported 6,700 customers still without power.
The evening count covers Seattle City Light’s service territory.
How the outage counts changed on Sunday
Seattle City Light’s Sunday morning report said it had restored service to 42,000 customers and that 6,700 were still without electricity. In its 2:38 p.m. PST update, the utility reported restoring power to 98% of the customers initially affected by the storm.
The later snapshot put the number still without power at about 240. That number describes customers at a particular time, and it covers Seattle City Light’s service territory. It does not show the number without power across all of western Washington, where other utilities serve their own customers.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Customers without power at 7 p.m. PST on November 8
- About 240 in Seattle City Light’s service area
- Latest work reported
- Seattle City Light said work would continue overnight.
What the overnight reports showed
Late Saturday, Seattle City Light reported about 33,000 customers affected across 143 outage events. Its 12:10 a.m. PST report on Sunday counted about 29,000 customers affected across 167 outage events. An outage event can affect more than one customer, so the two measures can move differently between updates.
Those reports give snapshots of the storm’s effects across the service territory. The exact time the interruptions began, the peak number of customers out at once and the status at individual addresses remain unverified.
Checking power at your address
Check your own utility’s outage map or latest notices for an update specific to your address. The power outage essentials guide covers lighting and communications. If you are using a backup battery, the runtime calculator can help estimate how long it will power the devices you need.