Gusty offshore winds took down trees and power lines and whipped up brush fires in Big Sur and Sonoma County overnight into Saturday.
Powerful offshore winds knocked down trees and power lines around Southern California overnight while fanning brush fires in Big Sur and Sonoma County.
Southern California Edison reported 92 outages affecting 24,554 customers in its service area as of 10 a.m. The majority — about 20,298 customers — were in Los Angeles County.It wasn’t immediately clear how many of those outages were due to the weather, said media relations advisor Gabriela Ornelas. Those in areas affected by high levels of windblown dust were advised to remain indoors with windows and doors closed, and to avoid vigorous physical activity.
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