Storm knocks out power to thousands

PG&E crews were working to restore power Thursday afternoon to customers experiencing storm related power outages.

As of 4:00 p.m. there were 1,878 customers without power in the Bay Area.

  • San Francisco: 367
  • Peninsula: 155
  • North Bay: 118
  • East Bay: 994
  • South Bay: 244
  • Total: 1,878  

PG&E urged customers to stay safe and stay away from downed power lines. PG&E said some trees may have been weakened due to the drought and more vulnerable to falling in wet and windy weather. 

For the latest information on power restoration, customers can call PG&E's outage information line at 1-800-743-5002 or view the outage map at pge.com.