Grays Harbor Public Utility District is notifying customers in north Grays Harbor County of a planned power outage beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 20. The outage is expected to last until 7 p.m. and will impact nearly 850 customers.

The outage will impact all customers north of Axford Prairie, including Neilton, Lake Quinault, Amanda Park, Queets and Kalaloch. In the days leading up to the event, all customers will receive written and telephone messages from the PUD notifying them of the upcoming outage.

During the outage, PUD crews will perform multiple system operations projects, including tree removal, pole replacement and substation maintenance.

In preparation for this outage, customers are advised to take precautions with any electronic equipment such as computers, televisions and microwaves by unplugging those items. Electronic equipment should remain disconnected until after the power has been fully restored.

The outage time of 12 hours is only an estimate and power could be restored at any time as work is completed. Therefore, it is not safe to do electrical work or repairs during that period of time.