Storm Leaves Thousands In Orange County Without Power

MISSION VIEJO, CA — Southern California Edison reported nearly 4,500 in Orange County were in the dark Monday morning, with an additional 477 Los Angeles County customers were without power.

Tree branches, debris and other storm-related damage were blamed for scattered power outages around Los Angeles and Orange counties Monday.

Edison said power would be restored through tonight to the affected customers, including nearly 2,200 in Irvine, about 200 in Huntington Beach and 500 in Santa Ana.

Over 100 Mission Viejo homes woke up without power on Monday, according to Southern California Edison, a dozen or more in Newport Beach, Lake Forest, were also affected by storm related outages, Edison said.

View the latest SoCal Edison power outage map here.

Power was expected out until 1 a.m. on Tuesday for Mission Viejo, while other areas of Orange County can expect their power restored in the middle of the day, between 1 and 3:30 p.m. Monday, Edison said.

There were 7,700 customers Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said DWP spokesman Michael Ventre.

There was no estimate when power would be restored, but Ventre said crews were out working on it.
Ventre noted that 7,700 is a fraction of the 1.4 million customers the LADWP serves.

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