Multiple unexpected power outages both short and long hit Beechworth and surrounds on Tuesday.

Comments on the Beechworth community Facebook page indicated Stanley had been out for most of the day with Wooragee being affected with outages too.

A storm during the early hours of Tuesday morning seemed to have been the problem.

An AusNet spokesperson said the line tripped off at 5:15am.

“We had crews patrolling looking for the cause,” she said.

“It was determined that there was a large amount of bark blown over our network which we relocated and removed.

"The last customers were restored at 2:39pm.”