Widespread power outage reported in Lewis County

A widespread power outage is affecting Lewis County. The Chronicle has received reports of a loss of power from Centralia to Winlock.

Chris Roden, general manager of Lewis County Public Utility District, told The Chronicle crews were working on it.

“We want to make sure the system is safe prior to energizing it. That’s always of paramount importance,” Roden said.

Roden said LCPUD staff will examine whether they can redirect power from adjacent sources to customers in southern Lewis County.

Customers in Winlock and Vader benefited from similar action taken during the last major outage.

This story was originally published August 2, 2019 at 10:42 AM.