Power Outages Widespread as High Winds Fell Lines
Santa Ana winds gusting up to 45 mph blew through the San Fernando Valley on Wednesday, knocking down power lines, causing outages and felling tree branches.
Strong gusts downed power lines throughout the city and surrounding areas, knocking out power to thousands of customers.
At one point, the DWP had 6,400 customers without power, most of them in the San Fernando Valley, including parts of Sunland, Woodland Hills and Sherman Oaks. There also were sporadic reports of power interruptions in the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys.
There were no reports of injuries because of the downed power lines, authorities said.
“We’ve had a good deal of success getting them restored in a timely fashion,” said Karen Shephard-Grimes, a Department of Water and Power spokeswoman, who added that electricity was expected to be fully restored by Wednesday night.
The California Highway Patrol issued advisories on the Ventura, Golden State, San Diego and Ronald Reagan freeways, warning truckers of the possibility of their rigs being blown over by strong gusts.
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