226 Without Power In Danville As New Storm Hits

DANVILLE, CA — 226 PG&E customers in Danville are without power Monday morning at 11 a.m., down from 373 earlier. The outage, affecting the area north of Stone Valley Road and east of Roundhill Road at the edge of Mt. Diablo State Park, was reported at 5:50 a.m. Monday. PG&E estimates that the power will be restored at 6:03 p.m.

Two outages affecting a single customer each are also reported in Danville. In Orinda, 481 customers were without power starting at 6:55 a.m., but that has since been restored as of 11 a.m. See here for a map of all outages.

Like last week, the Bay Area and the Peninsula are the worst affected. Thousands of customers are without power along the coast as of Monday morning as a storm said to be the strongest yet arrives. The Central Coast is the hardest hit, and Santa Cruz, Monterey, and parts of Santa Clara counties have issued evacuation orders.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has provided a number of tips to keep safe before, during and after a power outage:

Before

• Have plenty of batteries ready, and flashlights for every member of the family.
• Have non-perishable food ready.
• Consult your doctor to determine alternate plans for refrigerating medicines or using power-dependent medical devices. Find out how long medication can be stored at higher temperatures, and get specific information for medicines critical to life.
• Install carbon monoxide detectors with battery backup everywhere in the home.
• Determine if your home phone will work in an outage.
• Pre-charge portable phone charges or power banks. Typically these can provide up to 24 hours of charge.

During

• Keep refrigerators and freezers closed.
• Generators should only be used outdoors and away from windows.
• Do not use gas stoves or ovens to heat your home.
• Disconnect appliances and electronics to avoid damages for surges.
• [Provide information on public heating or cooling centers]

After

• Throw away food that has been exposed to temperatures 40 degrees or hour for two hours or more, or has an unusual odor, color or texture.
• If power is out more than a day, discard any medications that should be refrigerated, unless the label says otherwise.