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Blustery winds took out power for thousands of residents along the Peninsula Tuesday afternoon and evening, including thousands in Mountain View, according to PG&E.
In Mountain View’s Cuernavaca neighborhood, 3,379 customers lost power just before 5 p.m. on Feb. 21. PG&E determined the cause to be weather, and by the next morning it had resolved, according to PG&E’s outage map.
A different outage across multiple neighborhoods in the city began at 7:05 p.m. and impacted 4,541 customers. According to the outage map, residents in the Monta Loma, Jackson Park and Old Mountain View neighborhoods were impacted by the outage, which the utility company believes was caused by the weather. According to the outage map, the power was restored around 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday night.
Outages earlier in the afternoon in Mountain View impacted thousands in the Shoreline West neighborhood area, south of Rengstorff Park, the neighborhood near McKelvey Park and downtown. Those outages have since resolved, according to the outage map.
PG&E said widespread outages north along the Peninsula — including Menlo Park, Atherton and Redwood City — have been caused by the weather. The National Weather Service is reporting that wind speeds are reaching between 25 and 35 mph today, with gusts up to 65 mph. A high wind warning is in effect through 9 a.m. Wednesday, the agency said in a post on Twitter.
As of 3 p.m., PG&E officials announced that 71,758 customers were without power across the Bay Area, with San Mateo County getting hit the hardest (32,150) followed by the South Bay (16,910). Customers are asked to report downed power lines by calling 911, and to avoid touching any damaged electrical equipment.
The agency warns that the weather may lead to damaged trees and power lines, and that residents should exercise caution when driving. Rain is expected as early as Wednesday night and into Thursday.
We live near McKelvey Park, and it took about 4 hours for PG&E to restore power. I was expecting it later than that considering their track record.