9K+ Without Power In Banning, Pass Area, Cabazon Amid Santa Ana Winds

BANNING, CA — Power service to Southern California Edison customers in the Banning Pass, Morongo Reservation and Cabazon area are temporarily shut off Tuesday due to Santa Ana wind conditions.

The dry winds have created dangerous wildfire conditions and there is a potential for downed power lines that could start a wildfire.

Service has been cut to 9,003 Edison customers in Riverside County, and another 6,000 customers could also lose their service.

Banning and the Pass Area remain under a Red Flag Warning until 4 a.m. Wednesday, the National Weather Service says, with winds sustained around 25 miles per hour and gusts up to 45 miles per hour throughout the day. Overnight and into Wednesday, the east wind was expected to blow from 15 to 20 mph, with gusts up to 30 mph. Wind speeds were expected to decrease overnight Wednesday but could still gust up to 25 mph Thursday morning.

According to SCE, community support resource centers have been opened for those affected by the outages.

• Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 1864 Oak Valley Village Circle, Beaumont
• Family Service Association / James A Venable Community Center
  50390 Carmen Ave., Cabazon
• Eastvale City Hall, 12363 Limonite Ave., Eastvale
• Idyllwild Community Center, 25925 Cedar Street, Idyllwild
• Jurupa Community Center, 4810 Pedley Road, Jurupa Valley
• San Jacinto Community Center, 625 S. Pico Ave., San Jacinto

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