California storm knocks out power to 258,000 PG&E consumers in Bay AreaMarch 14, 2023Updated: March 14, 2023 6:14 p.m. FILE – PG&E employees work at night above Highland Avenue to change devices harmed by high winds in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Shmuel Thaler/AP LATEST March 14, 6:09 p.m. More than 250,000 PG&E consumers in the San Francisco Bay Area were still without power since 6 p.m. Tuesday. According to the most recent upgrade from the energy, 258,304 families throughout the Bay Area have no services. The breakdown by area is 787 homes in San Francisco; 53,958 on the Peninsula; 7,000 in the North Bay; 68,196 in the East Bay; and 128,363 in the South Bay. Discover PG&E’s failure map online. March 14, 4:45 p.m. Since 4:30 p.m., PG&E stated 296,067 clients lacked power throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. The breakdown by area is 1,004 homes in San Francisco, 63,731 on the Peninsula, 8,186 in the North Bay, 91,988 in the East Bay and 131,158 in the South Bay. Discover PG&E’s interruption map online. March 14, 3 p.m. Nearly 275,000 PG&E clients lacked power throughout the San Francisco Bay Area since 2 p.m., the energy business stated in an e-mail. Broken down by area, 1,839 families could not turn the lights on in San Francisco, 61,967 on the Peninsula, 7,439 in the North Bay, 88,621 in the East Bay and 114,763 in the South Bay. Throughout the state of California, there were more than 370,000 homes without power, according to PowerOutage.us. Get info on PG&E failures online. March 14, 2:15 p.m. In the San Francisco Bay Area, 155,393 PG&E clients lacked power since 12:30 p.m. Tuesday as a climatic river kicked up effective winds throughout the area, authorities stated. “The storm is striking PG&E’s service location hard,” PG&E representative Megan McFarland composed in an e-mail. Broken down by area, 2,111 homes remained in the dark in San Francisco, 26,254 on the Peninsula, 10,349 in the North Bay, 56,931 in the East Bay and 59,748 in the South Bay. Blackouts spread out throughout the whole state of California as the storm travelled through the Bay Area and moved into the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada. There were 338,867 consumers without power throughout the Golden State amongst more than 13 million clients tracked since 2 p.m., according to PowerOutage.us. Santa Clara County has actually up until now been struck the worst by failures, and the area has actually seen a few of the most effective winds. An 83 miles per hour gust was taped on Mount Umunhum, which neglects the valley, Cindy Palmer, a forecaster with the National Weather Service, stated. These winds are falling power poles and lines and harmful devices. PG&E recommended individuals to not touch downed wires. “If you see a downed power line, presume it is stimulated and very unsafe,” McFarland composed. “Do not touch or attempt to move it– and keep kids and animals away.” You can report downed power lines by calling 911 or PG&E at 800-743-5002. The Bay Area is under a wind alerting through 11 p.m. Tuesday, however Palmer stated the winds will likely start to alleviate after sundown. This breaking newspaper article has actually been upgraded.
California storm knocks out power to 258,000 PG&E clients in Bay Area
