Storm Watch: More than 2,300 still without power in Solano County
(Graphic by Solano NewsNet)
More than 2,300 Pacific Gas & Electric Company customers are still in the dark nearly one day after a torrential wind and rain storm blew through the region.
The number is an improvement from one reported by the Solano County Office of Emergency Services around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. At the time, more than 4,600 customers were without electricity in various parts of the county, officials said.
Most of the power outages are in unincorporated, rural areas near Dixon, Vacaville and Rio Vista, though some neighborhoods in those cities are also without electrical service. Small pockets of Fairfield and Suisun City are also without power, according to a review of PG&E’s online outage map as of 9 p.m.
The latest power outages can be viewed on PG&E’s interactive map by clicking or tapping here.
County officials say PG&E crews are working around-the-clock to restore electrical service and have brought in mutual aid crews to assist with infrastructure repair and restoration of services.
Their challenge is not small: Though the wind and rain have largely died down, fire crews from throughout the region are still reporting downed power lines from falling tree branches and other causes, which is leading to sporadic blackouts in some neighborhoods.
Though the wind and the rain have died down for the time being, the danger brought on by Tuesday evening’s storm has not subsided: Weather forecasters say the likelihood of ash and debris flow along the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire burn scar remains, and a Flash Flood Watch is still in effect for that area until mid-Thursday.
That said, forecasters said some areas will receive a break from rain as precipitation begins to taper off by late Thursday, with showers lingering in the area through the weekend.
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