A North Bay city experienced a city-wide power outage on Saturday after high winds downed power lines and trees.
Novato police reported a citywide power outage on Saturday at 11 a.m. and asked residents to avoid unnecessary travel. The outage was caused by a storm with high winds that arrived in the Bay Area Friday night, leaving multiple downed wires and trees, flooded roads, and inoperable traffic signals in Novato , according to the police advisory. Police asked residents to stay home, avoid travel if possible, and only call 911 in an emergency.
PG&E's live outage map showed 7,440 customers affected as of 11:10 a.m. According to a PG&E spokesperson, there were about 30,000 customers in Marin County without power as of 11:20 a.m.The storm left more than 150,000 customers around the Bay Area and Central Coast without power, including major outages in the counties of Alameda, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey.
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