Southern California Might Experience Power Shutoffs During Thanksgiving

Southern California utility company named Southern California Edison is warning a possible manual shutoff during the Thanksgiving weekend due to continued gusty and dry conditions which are conducive to wildfires. This would lead to a shutoff for more than 76,000 customers in and near Greater Los Angeles area.

The wildfires have been particularly harsh this year, already killing 30 people and recorded five of the six largest wildfires in California’s recorded history. The National Weather Service has put some parts of Southern California under fire weather watch from Thanksgiving afternoon to Friday evening.

Santa Ana winds are moderate to strong, with gusts of up to 60 mph, and with general low humidity, Los Angeles is highly at risk of another wildfire.

At the moment, those in Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura may be affected; most are in San Bernardino County.

The company serves about 5 million customers and usually issues such warnings three days prior to the possible shutoffs.

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