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Subscribe to RSSMore than 100,000 homes remained in the dark Saturday after this week's powerful windstorms raked Southern California, utility official says.
In Los Angeles, about 24,00 residents were without power, while in the San Gabriel Valley, about 96,000 customers were affected, utility officials say.
A small army of 100 workers planned to work around the clock this weekend to restore power, Maychelle Yee, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power told City News Service.
"At this time, the current estimated duration of power outages is 24 to 48 hours from the start of an outage," Yee said. "However, a very small percentage of our customers may experience outages lasting more than 48 hours. For these customers, we ask for your patience as crews continue to work to restore your power."
Also, many parks and buildings remain closed amid concerns of what the red flag warning would bring. A red flag warning for much of the area will take effect at 6 a.m. and last until 2 p.m. Sunday.
Gene Blevins / Reuters
A man looks at uprooted trees which have fallen on cars after a heavy wind storm in the morning at Highland Park in Los Angeles on Thursday.
"The potential exists for another round of gusty northeast winds this afternoon into Sunday over Los Angeles and Ventura counties, with very low humidities,'' according to a National Weather Service advisory.
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl L. Osby ordered 290 additional personnel and other resources pre-deployed in preparation for Saturday's predicted high winds and increased fire danger.
The National Weather Service forecast Santa Ana winds blowing through Sunday afternoon and increasing the fire risks for L.A. County.
Thursday's winds -- the worst seen in the region in decades -- uprooted trees, sheared off thousands of tree limbs and caused high-power lines to topple, wreaking havoc with power supplies throughout the area.
Red Cross and shelters
The South Pasadena Senior Center at 1102 Oxley St. was turned into a shelter by the city Friday to help residents without power, according to South Pasadena police.
"The shelter will remain open for residents without power or heat and no other options for off-site shelter for the duration of the outage,'' according to the police.
Red Cross resources were also being brought in to help make those seeking shelter as comfortable as possible, police said, adding that animals could be boarded through the Pasadena Humane Society. No animals were permitted in the shelter, police said.
Pasadena, one of several cities to declare a local emergency Thursday, reported that all its major streets had reopened, as were most of its secondary streets. About 99 percent of Pasadena Water and Power customers had service restored Friday, City Manager Michael Beck said.
Four people were injured in the storm, and 37 people were taken to a temporary shelter at the Robinson Park Recreation Center. All but one was relocated late Friday.
"Despite some continued challenges, Pasadena is returning to normal,'' Beck said, adding that cleanup in the hard-hit city could take several weeks. "City resources will remain devoted to restoring services, parks and parkways to the high standards our community expects and deserves."
More than 600 trees fell, and the number of damaged street trees was unknown. There were 67 trees that fell at Brookside Golf Course and 120 more were severely damaged. The number of trees that fell or were severely damaged in city parks is unknown.
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Wow, even on a damn news site, there's spam...Anyway what a powerful wind storm...wahhh
Of course there are 100,000 homes in the dark in the LA area. Liberals/progressives live their lives in the dark. Had nothing to do with wind.
Moron
Don't mix weather and politics!!
It takes a mighty closed mind to judge 100,000 people that you don't know. Talk about living in the dark! I agree with MSNBCMFE and Sherbud; you should be so lucky that electrical power failure would be your only problem.
Rick in the forest, you weak pathetic fool. LOL! Go stuff your ears with more AM radio from the right wing nuts. Beck and all are waiting to sell you some more $hit while they feed you a line of Bull $hit.
Rick, you truly are a pathetic piece of dog doo. Maybe if you had rectual/cranium surgery would would see the light.
I can't believe Sherbud would say don't mix weather and politics...isn't global warming weather and isn't Obama donations to Solyndra, the Kennedys and Pelosi's brother in law politics?
You really want to relate the weather to polotics?
LOL all that hot air coming from both orifices(usually not distinguishable which end came from) of the Self Serving Professional Politicians of all Political Parties bought and paid for by the Lobbyists. That alone is enough to cause Global Warming, Polar Ice Caps to melt, Santa Anna winds, etc..
By the way. California stop pushing Electric Cars on the State of Hawaii. Would you buy one right now with no electricity to charge the batteries on the Police Vehicles, Repair Vehicles, Fire Fighting Vehicles, Ambulances, etc..
Also how about listening to those older than the US, the Europeans put their Electrical Wires in concrete conduit underground. There is even a way to do that with all the Earthquakes. From a Safety standpoint would you rather have the the stray electricity going straight to ground, tripping breakers, and blowing a few transformers, or would you rather have overhead electrical wires falling and electrocuting a bunch of people, and blowning more transformers. So sure keep repeating the same mistakes and expect a different result, put up more replacement poles and string electrical wires, same with the Northeast US.
Oh by the way, to get away from California's imposed "Paradise Tax" on the State of Hawai'i, many of the previously closed Family Farms (beef, pork, chickens, fish, fruits, vegetables, spices, etc.) are reopening, individual home owners are installing Solar Voltaic with battery storage (and emergency biodiesel electric generators) to be completely "Off the Grid", solar water heating, State Wind Farms, etc. so that Hawai'i does not have to rely on Oil from previously Standard Oil of California, now Exxon to burn to make electricity. A Sugarcane, Brazil Solution for Vehicle Fuel (E-100 and Biodiesel) and Electricity Generation is being implemented. Many Hawai'i Residents are demanding that the Jones Act be amended since it is no longer the Territory of Hawai'i as a US State since 1959, California's excuse to leech off the Residents of the State of Hawai'i by automatically price gouging of 20% to 50% sometimes doubling or tripling the prices just because the destination is Hawai'i then adding on the shipping costs; and causing ships leaving California to go to a Foreign Port before going to Hawai'i, making it unaffordable for US Citizens to vacation at Hawai'i (Hawai'i Tourist Income). The part of the Jones Act that establishes the Merchant Marine (a USN Reserve Entity) is ok. So be warned California will ge losing a significant part of their money and revenues that come from the State of Hawai'i.
Oh, yes, they want all the US Military Installations that California does not want. It will be a big boost the the Island of Hawai'i (aka "Big Island") even if they have to build a deep water port, dry docks, facilites, airfields, etc. enough for a few USN Aircraft Carrier Groups, USN Air Wings, Dependents, etc..
This is definatly a case of man cause global windy. This is what happens when you mix Carter global cooling with Gore global warming.
huh? English, please.
+++ The Day when the Son of Man returns shall be much darker.
Ahhh yes...you go believe that fairy tale. Ignorance is bliss isn't it.
Elvenking,
Ignorance is preferable to the obvious hate and contempt that people like you display.
"wizard of wisdom"
maybe sane and rational people get tired of hearing the same "the end is near" nonsense over and over and over and over and over and over and over...
Danwill.....Mocking Gods Word will bring down his rath upon you and your family. Better to keep yor big fat mouth shut!
no, you only claim it to be "god's word", you have no evidence. just what you have had pushed into your head since birth. just because you "believe it", doesn't make it so.
BTW, what is a "rath"? LOL
also, what's with the "big fat mouth" bit?
you gonna make me?
and you wonder why we mock you.
I know a lot of believers that I like and respect, but they don't keep hounding me with mystic nonsense.
Well, it won't be long now. Because the permafrost around the world is melting and releasing trillions of cubic feet of stored methane gas, a major greenhouse gas, pretty soon the coming winds will make the current wind seem like "a f@rt in a wind storm". It won't happen by December 21, 2012 as some believe, but it will happen. It is too late to stop it now, so enjoy life while you can and stop trying to change anything to stop it. Let's burn all of the fuel we can, as fast as we can use it up and just enjoy the time left.
The people that claim that mankind could not cause the climate to change will be proven correct in the long run. Enough man-made damage has already been done to insure that anything we start to do now is already too late to stop what we have started. Therefore, they are NOW correct, mankind cannot change the climate now...the methane from the permafrost is now in control. If that is not enough, as the oceans rise a couple more degrees, frozen methane on the ocean floor will also start to melt and bubble up from the depths.
By the way, the so called top one percent already know this. That is why they are in a race to gain as much wealth as they can before the end comes. He who dies with the most wins! Right?
Of course, I hope that I am wrong. Good luck.
Worst winds in decades. In Michigan, we had a record warm November. More record warm temps in Massachusetts. And fewer record lows - thus the increase in average temps. None of this will sway those who don't bother to read (or think) past their favorite websites. Must feel great to have all that power without having to put forth much effort to really research an issue. And yes I know that the earth warms and cools over history, and yes I know that Al Gore has a big house, and yes I know that it was cooler than usual in somebody's back yard last summer.
Never too late for a couple thousand nukes targeting volcanoes around the world.
Hell. We can have nuclear winter anytime we want it. We can cool this sucker right down.
Oh wait. That's sort of baby out with the bath water, isn't it? See ya on the other side.
(except there ain't no 'other' side.)
No doubt in my mind that this has to do with global warming. Or is it global cooling? Sorry, I have a hard time understanding these things, Rush Limbaugh doesn't have a show on Saturdays.
You can vote for any of those candidates, they're ALL good Nazis. They just do their job.
They didn't used to insult us though, give us the finger, and foist their trickle-down government on us as a fact of life. That arrogant mentality started during the Reagan Holocaust.
That's too bad Californians can't survive a windstorm. I just want to say: Everything's going to be all right, help is on the way. Vote for the status quo, then lay down and die.
I feel bad for the people without power. This can be a scarey and upsetting, not to mention really frustrating thing to deal with. When the power went out for a couple of days here, it made dealing with my baby extremely difficult.
My head hurts at some of the other comments posted here...
I live in Ky and in 09 we had an ice storm that killed power for days (even weeks for some). The scariest thing was lack of info. Anyone in the area, do the right thing and get out, go to where those in the dark might be, talk to them, tell them what you know. Most importantly check on elderly and others who might be in need med.s etc.
Now would be a good time to reflect and pay attention to whats happening. Since your last issue with the baby, what have you done to make sure that does not happen again? Stock up on supplies? Maybe at least a weeks worth "just in case"? What will you do if something really bad happens? Learn from these issues and be prepared for the next one. =)
they have money to help europe and fight two war hpoe no money to take of the people .
California blew their wad (Budget) on the Public Assistance, Health Care, Education, and Imprisoment of Violent Criminal Illegal Aliens (Murder, Rape, Armed Assault, Gangs, etc.). example: 2004 California spent over $10 Billion on Illegal Aliens ($7.7 Billion Education (ESL, Translators, etc.), $1.4 Billion Health Care (that the Legal Residents cannot afford for themselves), $1.4 Imprisonment) of their Budget of $85 Billion.
In 2009 this changed drastically as more Illegal Aliens started to flee to California, so, over $20 Billion of the decreased Budget of $79 Billion, as Illegal Aliens do not Fill out Employer Paperwork (Income Tax Withholding, deductions for Social Security, medical, dental, vision, etc.) as Felony Criminal Tax Evasion and "Cash For Work Only" as advised by the Lawyers of US Taxpayer Funded Illegal Alien Advocacy Group, La Raza. The previous Taxes collected from Illegal Aliens 2004 was $17 Million that does NOT pay for the over $10 Billion (not including US Taxpayer Funded Public Assistance obtained with the help of La Raza). And 7% Sales Taxes does not compare to State and Federal Income Taxes.
This situation is expected to be worse (State Government numbers for 2010) as money spent on Illegal Aliens versus amount of Revenue (State Budget) as more States are passing and enforcing Illegal Alien Laws, forcing more Illegal Aliens to flee to California.
Professor Morbius
Great job on the backward nazis remark.
Why is this even in the news? I was born and raised in So. Calif and expected the Santa Ana winds every year to come in and make their presence known.. Power was always going out, most people were quite prepared for it with extra flashlights and candles.. It was not scary or frightening, it was a normal event and just a part of nature those of us who lived in the area expected.. Why is the media making such a big deal out of it?
What IS scary is the state I live in now, which did NOT used to have heavy wind storms has been hit regularly and randomly with some so bad, they make the Santa Ana's look like soft, summer breezes.. The power goes out on an almost daily basis when these storms come through.. I keep a BIG stock of candles on hand..
we here on the east coast have something in common with the people in california who are still without power. it seems the man who used to be head of pg&e after he retired from there came to connecticut to become head of cl&p. we lost power twice in two months for at least 7 days each time. reason not maintaining the power lines or cutting perilous trees. sure looks like the same thing just happened to california. same head same troubles. lack of tree trimming.
Just glad that the worst news is simply some trees blowing over.
Both the Weather & History repeat themselves that why there has been more than 1 ice age and as far as the world coming to an end it does that everyday and starts over the next day there is only 1 thing guaranteed in life. No one lives for ever. even thou I plan too.
Good !!
Susie-630707, this round of Santa Ana's are the fiercest I've witnessed in years. It is newsworthy when you see all the damage.
http://ascensioncorner.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/strange-weather-worldwide-–-is-haarp-to-blame/
that's as bad as all the "the end is near!" nuts
The enhanced work of GeoEngineering...your future weather is "man"-ipulated...wake up!
That's what happens when you plant trees in the sidewalk. They don't develop strong roots systems.
This is a frustrating story, but what is worse are the IDIOTS that can't SPELL when they comment!
Most can't even spell at a fifth grade level!
You are an embarrassment, and need to STFU if you can't spell, let alone make a comprehensive comment.......
I Love it. My fellow linemen are making some money!!! You people complain about how much a guy that risks his life working on electricity makes. Now all of you in Cali are begging for your power. And BTW, it is not an easy job, most end up quitting the 4 year training program before they graduate. I know, I know, most of you LIBS think that we should not make so much and that I should do it out of the goodness of our hearts, Well goodness of the hearts doesn't put food on the table for my family. We need some bigger storms to come though, make even more $$$!!!!
Good, Maybe next California and its Sick-o population WILL finally get washed into the Ocean by God. Bunch a F'n Perverts and Weird-o's....
speaking about yourself, I see
I wonder Disneyland had black out?
Electrical problems (though many were the fated rolling brownouts) and Calif are not strangers, and hadn't been for some time. Still though, 100 workers working around the clock? That's not all that many, considering both the land mass and population density there.... Perhaps the utility there took a page from PSE&G's book here in Jersey and decided to have few addressing the electrical outages, while leaving many without power. Lets just hope their next move isn't another PSE&G ghetto "favorite" of going to the BPU and asking for rate hikes supposedly to bolster the emergency outage funds, blaming Irene and the recent noreaster; even after having failed to trim the tree branches around the telephone polls, so that our neighbors over in PA, who experienced the same storms weren't reporting quite as many long term outages, have lower electric rates, and not the requests for price hikes.
Someone from Cali can say more on their views of their electric companies; but from 2000 and on, outages hadn't been an uncommon story from there.... Without Arizona's power resources, they'd be in worse shape....
Most of the problem lies with the Management at the DWP. Trust me, I know. They have their so-called "Engineers" running the show. They haven't got a clue as to what is happening in the real world. The Engineers get paid $175k++/year to sit in their offices and play computer games but they are still in charge. That was a real problem when Simon David Freeman was the GM. When he confronted the situation, the EAA union raised hell and threatened to strike. He was ordered to stand down by City Managers with more horsepower than himself. It the scum, I mean residents of the greater L.A. area don't allow the DWP to fix a 100+ year old power and water system, when the next Earthquake or conflagration blows thru, the City will cease to exist. They need to start kicking the Illegals out and spend the money they were using on them to fix a time bomb under the streets and over their heads. The power system is extorted by the IBEW Local 18, run by a total moron. The DWP needs to kick the unions out in 2012 and run the place like a business, much like SoCal Edison. Then listen to the screaming when the rates tripple and it takes days not hours to get a problem fixed. But that is what is needed, N O W ! ! !
Rick::: Why don't you just go back to the forest and maybe one of those trees will clobber you. Your political comment WAS NOT called for. Guess a T-party republithug can be expected to make an asinine comment. It just shows to go you that your brain is not between your ears.
Susie must be a DemocRAT. Too bad. Bet you just love the rants of Oblah-blah. He has done so much for this Country, unfortunatley none of it is good. And, I am NOT a Republican or Democrat. You can't tick me off with your silly names.
speaking of rants and "blah blah", you sound sooo intelligent (not)