SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Over 7,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers were reported to have their power shut off Wednesday morning as the region remains under a Red Flag Warning due to Santa Ana winds.
That number could grow, with the public utility company warning that upwards of 58,000 customers have the potential to be impacted. Specific areas include the county’s inland valleys, mountains and deserts along the eastern mountain slopes.
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Here’s a list of local communities experiencing power shutoffs as of 9 a.m. Wednesday:
- Alpine
- Boulevard
- Campo
- Campo Reservation
- Descanso
- Escondido
- Jacumba
- Julian
- La Jolla Reservation
- La Posta Reservation
- Manzanita Reservation
- Mesa Grande Reservation
- Pala Reservation
- Pauma and Yuima Reservation
- Pauma Valley
- Pine Valley
- Rincon Reservation
- Santa Ysabel
- Santa Ysabel Reservation
- Valley Center
- Viejas Reservation
- Warner Springs
Here’s a list of other area communities that could potentially undergo shutoffs, depending on weather developments:
- Barona Reservation
- Capitan Grande Reservation
- Chula Vista
- East San Juan Cap
- El Cajon
- Fallbrook
- Jamul
- La Mesa
- Lakeside
- Los Coyotes Reservation
- Pala
- Pechanga Reservation
- Poway
- Ramona
- Ranchita
- Rancho Bernardo
- Rancho Santa Fe
- San Diego
- San Pasqual Reservation
- Santee
- Sycuan Reservation
Real-time updates showing affected communities can be tracked here …