9 p.m.: Power has been restored, according to City Light. 7:40 p.m.: LOTS of power outage reports over in the My Ballard Facebook Group, where Kelani posted this photo of […]
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Tree knocks out power in Carkeek Park area
Updated 12:50 p.m. Power has been restored. Earlier: Just before noon, a tree branch fell into power lines, knocking out power to 4,171 customers to the north and east of […]
Power outage in Ballard and Magnolia
Monday update: We asked City Light if they identified a cause, and it’s not nearly as interesting as that raccoon back in 2016. “It was caused by a cable fault, […]
Most power outages in Ballard area restored
1 p.m. All but 8 customers in the Golden Gardens outage have been restored. 5:30 a.m. A small area around Golden Gardens remains without power at this hour — 118 […]
Raccoon causes power outage for 38,000 residents
Seattle City Light has confirmed that a racoon was responsible for the wide-spread power outage in Ballard, Fremont and Wallingford early this morning. The raccoon reportedly wandered into the substation […]
Power outage in Old Ballard closes businesses
Updated 11:30 p.m.: The power went out in Old Ballard at 8 p.m., forcing many establishments to close their doors early. One business told us that Seattle City Light said […]
Power restored for more than 3,000 customers
Updated 3:30 p.m.: Power is back on for more than 3,000 homes and businesses in Loyal Heights, Crown Hill and Blue Ridge. The power went out about 1:50 p.m. today […]
Windy, rainy night in Seattle
Update 7:15 a.m. Gusts of 50+ mph were recorded around the Seattle area last night. This photo was snapped at a very breezy Bergen Place. So far, there have only […]
Truck snags power line, sparks outage
A hydraulic truck hooked a power line shortly before noon today, triggering a power outage for some businesses along 9th Ave. NW near the Fred Meyer, says MyBallard reader AlanBob. […]
Great photo of the Ballard blackout
Terrific photo of the power outage from Al. Many more on his Flickr page here.
Adventurous raccoon cuts power
Updated: It was “lights out” for part of Ballard and Fremont last night. Approximately 150 11,000 Seattle City Light customers lost their power just before midnight after a raccoon “bridged […]
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