UPDATE: 6:30 p.m on February 23
Avista has restored power to roughly 1,000 customers. 4 power outages affecting 976 customers are still active.
ORIGINAL:
Avista is working to restore power to thousands of customers near the Washington-Idaho border on Sunday evening.
According to Avista, as of 5:45 p.m. on February 23, five power outages affecting 2,055 customers were active near the cities of Palouse and Potlatch.
The area saw heavy flooding along SR-272 and SR-27 throughout the day.
This is a developing story.
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