Crime & Safety
Watsonville Power Outages Latest: Thousands In County Still Without Power
Power outages continued to affect Santa Cruz Co. after a blustery Monday that toppled power lines and prompted outages across the Bay Area.
WATSONVILLE, CA — About 2,220 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers across Santa Cruz County, including 61 in Watsonville, woke without power Tuesday morning after high winds Monday prompted widespread power outages.
All but 720 — most of whom were in Corralitos — remained without power late Tuesday afternoon.
The following areas were affected by outages Tuesday morning.
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- Corralitos: 907 customers.
- Lompico: 430 customers.
- Soquel: 347 customers.
- Santa Cruz: 333 customers.
- Scotts Valley: 136 customers.
- Watsonville: 61 customers.
A few other communities saw very small outages not affecting more than a few people, according to PG&E's outage map.
Much of the Bay Area, including the Santa Cruz Mountains region, was covered through 5 p.m. Tuesday by a red flag warning, meaning any wildfires sparked could spread quickly, according to the National Weather Service. Officials were concerned about the combination of high winds and dry conditions.
Find out what's happening in Watsonvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
PG&E initiated Monday a public safety power shutoff in parts of the Bay Area, excluding Santa Cruz County, in hopes to avoid equipment-sparked wildfires. The county was again spared from another round of power shutoffs planned to begin Wednesday.
Check the PG&E outage map for the latest numbers and estimated power restoration times.
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