PG&E storm outages: Check to see if power is out in your area

Crisp Christmas morning with light showers on the way

As Santa was making his delivery rounds around the Bay Area he encountered some thunderstorms along the way but that later gave way to some crisp weather Christmas morning. Light showers are expected around the region.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Nearly one-hundred thousand Pacific Gas & Electric customers across the Bay Area remain without power Thursday evening as a powerful storm system battered the region.

Forecasters said stormy conditions are expected to persist through Friday.

The storm is the latest in a series of atmospheric rivers that have hit the region this week.

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Bay Area storm brings damaging winds, thunderstorm threat

As Santa Claus made his delivery rounds Christmas morning, he encountered scattered thunderstorms that failed to dampen the holiday spirit. However, the Bay Area could see more damaging winds as a storm system continues to move through the region.

Peak impacts

What they're saying:

PG&E warned the system could bring heavy rain and strong winds across the Bay Area and Northern California, increasing the risk of falling debris, downed power lines and damage to electrical equipment.

Bay Area saturated by rain as stronger round moves in overnight

The Bay Area was saturated with rain Wednesday night, with a brief reprieve around 10 or 11 p.m. before another, stronger round moves onshore overnight.

Outage breakdown

By the numbers:

By Thursday evening, Pacific Gas and Electric said a total of 94,890 customers remained without power. The utility gave an update on the outages in the Bay Area just before 8 p.m. They said the figures, except for San Francisco and the Peninsula, are estimates. 

East Bay -7,000 customers without power

North Bay -78,000 customers without power (mostly in Sonoma County)

South Bay - 4,000 customers without power (estimated to be nearly 4,000)

Peninsula - 4,994 customers without power 

San Francisco - 896 customers without power

The outage figures have fluctuated wildly with each wave of the storm. 

The utility's communications team mainly focused on addressing how many customers had their power restored rather than giving outage totals. PG&E had earlier said it could not provide precise outage totals for each part of the region.

Restoration priorities

What we know:

PG&E said 8,000 crew members are working around the clock to restore power to affected customers, but prioritizes restoration for critical facilities, such as hospitals, telecommunication facilities, and water districts.

Once critical infrastructure is secure, crews then shift focus to the largest outage areas.

How to check if power is on in your neighborhood

What you can do:

Customers can view a PG&E real-time outage map here. Residents can put in their address to check the status of their neighborhood and see estimated restoration times.

Community Resource Center 

PG&E has opened a Community Resource Center in Guerneville in Sonoma County to support customers impacted by the winter storm. The center will offer blankets, snacks, water, ADA-accessible restroom and washing station, device charging, Wi-Fi and more.Location: Russian River Senior Center, 15010 Armstrong Woods Road in Guerneville,

Hours of operation: Dec. 25 from noon to 10 p.m.

More information: https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/ways-we-can-help/#crc-table