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Power mostly restored in Pierce County

Oct 16, 2026, 3:05 PM | Updated: 3:06 pm

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Power outages in Tacoma. (Photo courtesy of Tacoma Public Utilities)

(Photo courtesy of Tacoma Public Utilities)

Power has been mostly restored in Pierce County. At one point, 27,000 customers were without power in Tacoma.

As of 3 p.m. Friday, only 147 customers are still without power in Pierce County, according to PowerOutage.com.

Only 21 customers are still without power in Tacoma, according to Tacoma Public Utilities’ outage map.

A Tacoma Public Utilities spokesperson told KIRO Newsradio there was an issue at a substation.

The outages in Tacoma ranged from Ruston to University Place.

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