SPOKANE, Wash. — Thousands of Avista customers on Spokane’s South Hill lost power Friday afternoon.
According to the Avista outage map, 3,149 customers lost power on the South Hill around 2 p.m. The company estimates that power will be restored by 5 p.m.
As of 4 p.m., power had been restored to all but 527 customers.
Customers in other areas around the Inland Northwest also saw power outages -- most significantly in Wellpinit and outside of Liberty Lake. More than 300 customers were without power in both of those areas as of 4:30 p.m.
The outages were due to high winds, according to the National Weather Service.
Crews are investigating the outages, according to the outage map.
On Oct. 9, 32,000 Avista customers, mostly on the South Hill and in Airway Height, lost power during a surprise snowstorm. It took several days for power to be restored to every home.
