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PG&E Mobilizes for Powerful Winter Storm Arriving in Northern and Central California on Wednesday
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is mobilizing personnel ahead of a significant wet and windy winter storm due to arrive across Northern and Central California Wednesday and into Thursday.
This effort follows the restoration of nearly 500,000 customers who lost power during the strong New Year’s Eve storm last Saturday.
The weather system forecasted to move through PG&E’s service area as early as Wednesday, Jan. 4, will deliver strong, gusty winds, moderate to heavy rain and a chance for isolated thunderstorms. Peak wind risk is expected Wednesday across the central and southern parts of PG&E’s service area, with gusts in the 35-45 MPH range at lower elevations and possibly 50-60 MPH across elevated terrain, portions of the Central Valley and along the Central Coast.
Potentially hazardous conditions such as flooding, mud slides and road closures—some which remain from the storms that occurred over New Year’s weekend—could slow restoration efforts for some customers. The incoming adverse weather could result in trees, limbs and other debris falling into powerlines, damaging equipment, and interrupting electric service. Saturated soil in many locations could cause trees to fall, and localized flooding and mudslides are possible.
Keeping Customers Informed
- Customers can view real-time outage information at PG&E’s online outage center and search by a specific address, by city or by county.
- Customers can sign up for outage notifications by text, email, or phone. PG&E will let customers know the cause of an outage, when crews are on their way, the estimated restoration time and when power has been restored.
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