Nevada City,
95959
California,
United States
Thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) customers are without power in Grass Valley and Nevada City area Monday morning. As of 9 a.m. about 69,000 customers were without power in the Sierra Division, which includes El Dorado, Nevada, Placer and Sierra Counties.
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Storm Watch: Road closures, thousands without power in the Sierra | Traffic maps and updates ABC10.com KXTV
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PG&E's outage map shows power outages along I-80 in parts of Garden Valley all the way up to Nevada City.
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — Thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) customers are without power in Grass Valley and Nevada City area Monday morning.
PG&E's outage map shows power outages along I-80 in parts of Garden Valley all the way up to Nevada City. Additional outages are affecting customers near Somerset.
According to the map, PG&E crews are investigating the cause of the outage, but many of the areas do not give an estimated time that power will be restored.
PG&E said in a news release on Sunday, Dec. 26 that snow accumulation could lead to increased power outages in certain areas.
View PG&E's outage map for the latest updates.
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Crews were not able to restore power to customers in Kyburz, Strawberry and Twin Bridges Sunday night because of the heavy snow and hazardous conditions along Highway 50.
Sierra Highways
Highway 50 is closed in both directions as of Monday at 6:30 a.m. between Placerville and Meyers.
Interstate 80 is closed in both directions between Applegate and the Nevada state line as of Monday at 6:30 a.m.
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NO!!! HIGHWAY 50 ***IS NOT*** OPEN. IT WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY AND POSSIBLY NOT UNTIL TUESDAY!! STAY OFF...
Posted by South Lake Tahoe Police Department on Sunday, December 26, 2021
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Source publication date: 2021 12 27
