PG&E reports 27,000 customers without power around Bay Area due to harsh winds

By KTVU staff

Updated January 27, 2021 1:41pm PST

OAKLAND, Calif. - Electrical service is out for some 27,000 customers around the Bay Area as of 5 a.m. Wednesday, as fierce winds and rain batter the region, PG&E reported.

That number is about 11,000 less from Tuesday nigt.

The largest outages were in East Bay and South Bay, with 10,000 customers each.

Fire season’s burn scars a primary concern with heavy rain

Wind and rain are pummeling the North Bay Tuesday, but one of the concerns from this extreme weather has to do with burn scars from California's fire season.

One observer in Berkeley reported that power lines were arcing.

Wind gusts have reached 55 mph in Point Richmond, 68 mph at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness, and 77 mph on Mt. Diablo, according to the National Weather Service.