Tuesday’s rainy weather left thousands of San Diego residents without power throughout the county, San Diego Gas & Electric confirmed.
In the East County, SDG&E said 1,747 customers in parts of Fletcher Hills, El Cajon and Santee were impacted by a power outage that began around 10:40 a.m. As of 12:55 p.m., the utility company had no estimated time of restoration to power service in those areas. The cause of the outage was weather-related, SDG&E said, with rain causing a problem in the electric system.
Meanwhile, the wet weather left about 55 customers in the dark in parts of the Mission Bay and Pacific Beach areas when a power outage struck just before 11 a.m.
In portions of Carlsbad and La Costa, the weather also caused problems in the electric system, leaving 18 customers without power around 10:45 a.m. in another unplanned outage.
Just before 12:45 p.m., the rain caused another power outage in parts of City Heights, Chollas Creek, Oak Park, Logan Heights, Mountain View, Lincoln Park, Encanto, Emerald Hills and Valencia Park that affected approximately 600 customers. SDG&E was not sure when the power would be restored in those areas.
At around 2:30 p.m., another unplanned, rain-related outage left some residents without power in Mission Valley, Kearny Mesa and Tierrasanta.
