More than 6K customers without power in Eastern Washington

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - More than 6,000 customers are without power as a winter storm moved through eastern Washington.

The National Weather Service says between 2 and 6 inches of snow has been reported in Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille and northern Spokane counties.

The Spokesman-Review says the outages mostly affect customers north of Spokane.

Avista Utilities reported 5,940 customers without power as of 8 a.m. Wednesday. The largest cluster of customers affected is along the Columbia River in Ferry and Stevens County.

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Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www.spokesman.com