Current:Home > ScamsCalifornia power outage map: Over 400,000 customers with no power after heavy downpours -InvestTomorrow
California power outage map: Over 400,000 customers with no power after heavy downpours
View
Date:2025-04-14 00:39:25
A winter storm brought intense downpours and strong winds to California on Sunday, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and flooding roadways across the state.
According to Accuweather, up to 37 million people, or about 94% of the state's population, were at risk for life-threatening floods from the storm.
The National Weather Service issued a rare hurricane-force wind warning for the central coast on Sunday as wind gusts up to 92 mph were possible from the Monterey Peninsula to the northern section of San Luis Obispo County.
The atmospheric river was the second to hit the state in just a few days, although forecasters said Sunday's storm would be the season's most potent, particularly in Southern California.
Evacuation warnings and orders were in effect for Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Ventura and Monterey counties. Classes were canceled Monday for schools across Santa Barbara County, and the Santa Barbara airport closed Sunday evening due to flooding on the airfield, according to its website.
Live weather updates:Life-threatening flood threat as heavy rain and powerful winds clobber California
California power outage map
As of 6:42 a.m. ET, over 430,000 customers were without power across the state, according to a USA TODAY power outage tracker.
The hardest hit counties were in Northern California, including Santa Clara County (over 70,000 outages), Sacramento County (over 57,000) and San Mateo County (over 50,000).
Contributing: Susan Miller, Jorge L. Ortiz, Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY
veryGood! (581)
Related
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- When is the next total solar eclipse in the US after 2024? Here's what you need to know.
- Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani Reveals He Privately Got Married
- Stephen Baldwin Shares Cryptic Message After Praying for Justin and Hailey Bieber
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Maui County officials select final disposal site for debris from Lahaina wildfire
- Bradley Cooper says he wasn't initially sure if he 'really loved’ his daughter Lea De Seine
- SEC dominating the upper half of this week's Bracketology predicting the NCAA men's tournament
- Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst
- FBI raids home owned by top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Ranking
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Crew aboard International Space Station safe despite confirmed air leak
- Republicans criticize California’s new fast food law that appears to benefit a Newsom campaign donor
- Sanders among latest to call for resignation of Arkansas Board of Corrections member
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Disney+ is bundling with Hulu, cracking down on passwords: What you need to know
- Ukrainian children recount horrors of being kidnapped by Russian soldiers
- Suitcases on Their Last Wheels? Here's the Best Luggage of 2024 to Invest in Before Jetting Off
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
Big Ten, SEC want it all with 14-team College Football Playoff proposal
Larry David pays tribute to childhood friend and co-star Richard Lewis
Third person dies from Milwaukee shooting that injured 4
Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
Republicans criticize California’s new fast food law that appears to benefit a Newsom campaign donor
A U.S. couple is feared dead after their boat was allegedly hijacked by escaped prisoners in the Caribbean. Here's what to know.
Authorities capture car theft suspect who fled police outside Philadelphia hospital