Broken tree causes power outage for thousands in Seattle
Jul 14, 2025, 3:20 PM | Updated: 5:01 pm
Thousand are without power in Seattle. (Image courtesy of Seattle City Light)
(Image courtesy of Seattle City Light)
Seattle City Light has restored power to more than half of its customers after nearly 10,000 people lost power Monday afternoon in Seattle.
As of 5 p.m., 4,243 customers are without power. The outage spans parts of Capitol Hill and Eastlake.
Seattle City Light stated on X the cause of the outage was a tree that broke a cross arm near Boylston Avenue and Lakeview Boulevard.
UPDATE 4:45 PM – We have been able to significantly reduce the number of customers affected by the outage in Capitol Hill and East Lake. The cause has been determine to be tree that broke a cross arm in the vicinity of Boylston Ave & Lakeview Blvd.
— Seattle City Light (@SEACityLight) July 14, 2025
The North Seattle power outage has an estimated restoration time of 4:52 p.m., according to Seattle City Light’s website.
