[UPDATE 7:04 p.m.] Lightning Preceded Power Outage That Affected Humboldt, Trinity & Mendocino Counties

pg&e outage map

Screenshot of the PG&E Outage Map

Residents in Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity counties are experiencing power outages with no estimated time of restoration.

Just after 5 p.m. on September 20th, residents in Southern Humboldt began reporting outages across the region extending into southwestern Trinity County and northern Mendocino County. Power was quickly restored to areas in Garberville and Redway, however outlying areas near Miranda, Myers Flat, Alderpoint, Harris and Kettenpom and northern Mendocino were without power for close to an hour.

Automated phone calls from PG&E stated that weather was the cause of the outage. Lightning was reported in the area prior to the power outage followed by a downpour of rain.

topographical map with red and yellow dots indicating lightning strikes

Screenshot of My Lightning Tracker map showing lightning strikes in Southern Humboldt and Northern Mendocino

The outage affected approximately 1300 residents.

307 residents in the area of Willits remain without power as of the publication of this article.

UPDATE 7:04 p.m.: Power has been restored to most customers in Humboldt County. There are still a number of people without power near Willits in Mendocino County, however.

 

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Xebeche
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Xebeche
1 year ago

Earthquake too.

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NoBody
1 year ago
Reply to  Xebeche

If you really consider that a quake. I’m not far from the epicenter and it was one small shake back and forth for maybe 1/2 second. Didn’t even feel like the 3.6 the USGS said it was.