Update to look at winter storm response
The storm caused nearly 8,000 Woodland residents to lose power
The Yolo County supervisors will be briefed on the county’s response to January’s winter storm.
The storm lasted from Jan. 26 to Jan. 31, and caused power outages throughout the region, affecting over 30,000 county residents including 7,807 in Woodland, according to the presentation set up for Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
Additionally, Woodland Memorial Hospital lost power and had to rely on a generator, and 32 trees fell in the city.
The presentation notes that, in total, the county saw 2.5 inches of rain, and a windspeed high of 63 mph.
The presentation also explains how the county reacted to the storm, including by: setting up charging stations for people with medical devices, keeping the public informed about the storm, working with PG&E to establish power restoration, supplying donations to shelters and $50,000 in American Red Cross donations.
Supervisors are expected to receive after-action reports regarding: access to medical baseline data, critical care facilities, establishment of shelters, ETORs and media reporting conflicts.
There will also likely be a briefing on how the county can better prepare for the next storm.
Woodland City Council members had previously praised the city during a meeting in early February for its reaction to the storm, but criticized PG&E’s communication during the storm, which provided scant information at first, although work crews were scattered across the city and county restoring power.
The Board of Supervisors meeting is scheduled to get underway at 9 a.m. on Tuesday via Zoom.