Power outages continued for a second day in a row yesterday (January 9) throughout the Morongo Basin, affecting thousands of residents and businesses.
Power dropped out through most of the area at just after 9:30 a.m., with power being restored to many areas throughout the afternoon and evening.
Traffic light outages led to at least one collision involving a tow truck at the intersection of Twentynine Palms Highway and Balsa Ave in Yucca Valley at around 10 a.m.
Though Wednesday’s outage was described by Southern California Edison as a combination of planned outages and line issues complicated by high winds, a representative from SCE told Z107.7 that they were aware of the situation, but did not provide a reason for yesterday’s outage.
An email sent from SCE to customers on Thursday morning that “extended and potentially intermittent outages caused by extreme weather … could extend through the weekend and into early next week.”
You can report outages to SCE at 1-800-611-1911 and online at sce.com
