More Than 5K Without Power In Lamorinda; Some Roads Closed

LAMORINDA, CA — More than 5,000 PG&E customers were without power Tuesday evening in weather-related outages in Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda.

The outages were north and south of Highway 24, with 1,767 customers impacted in Rheem Highlands, Hall Drive, Hidden Valley and the Tahos Area in an outage that started at 4:19 p.m.

At 5 p.m., 2,363 customers lost power in Orinda north of SR-24, according to the PG&E outage website.

An outage affecting 749 customers started at 4:37 p.m. in the Sunvalley Estates and Hidden Oaks area.

Another 32 customers were without power starting at 4:11 p.m. north of Highway 24 in the Springhill Area.

There were 125 customers in the Bates-Muth Area affected by an outage that started at 4:30 p.m.

Another 157 customers in Peardale Estates were affected by an outage that started at 4:02 p.m.

The outages come amid winds that have reached or exceeded 50 mph in much of the region. As of 4 p.m., there were 100,000 customers without power across the Bay Area.

The National Weather Service said Mount Umunhum in Santa Clara County had the highest wind speed reported in the Bay Area on Tuesday, at 78 mph. Forecasters say the high winds are expected until at least 9 p.m.

Downed Trees, Power Lines Close Lamorinda Roads

The weather was also affecting roadways Tuesday night. In the city of Lafayette, police reported a tree down on northbound Taylor Boulevard, just past the Geary Road exit. As of 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, the road was blocked by the tree but crews were en route to clear it, Lafayette police said.

The Orinda Police Department reported at 6:15 p.m. that Van Ripper Lane was closed between Irving Lane and Van Tassel Lane.

Also in Orinda, Glorietta Boulevard was closed between Moraga way and Orchard Road because there were downed power lines. Traffic was being detoured to Orchard Road and the Moraga-Orinda Fire Department was on the scene.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.