Thanksgiving Power shutoffs affect SCV

Power shutoffs commenced Thanksgiving Day in the Santa Clarita Valley, affecting Southern California Edison customers located in the eastern portions of the valley.

The utility had issued warnings of public safety power shutoffs, or PSPS, ahead of the holiday weekend due to high winds and fire danger across the region.

SoCal Edison’s online map of impacted areas indicated parts of Agua Dulce and Canyon Country had their power shut off with an estimated restoration time of 3 p.m. Saturday. Communities impacted include portions of ZIP codes 91321, 91390, 93510, 91351 and 91387.

“Estimates will be updated as weather conditions improve,” SCE said on its website.

A community crew vehicle is expected to be available for those

affected from noon to 10 p.m. at 33201 Agua Dulce Canyon Road to provide power shutoff information, light snacks, water, small resiliency devices and personal protective equipment.

SCV Sheriff’s Station

officials took to social media to communicate with residents of potential outages.

“Please have a safety plan in place if your power is shut off,” read the statement.

Power shutoffs in the SCV are part of an estimated 2,041 others across Los Angeles County, according to the utility’s website. Nearly

3,000 in Ventura County also had outages. More than 106,600 across six southern California counties faced potential power shutoffs.

The warnings come as the National Weather Service issued Wednesday a red flag warning to take effect from 2 p.m. Thursday to 6 p.m. Saturday and a high wind advisory from 7 a.m. Thursday through

3 p.m. today for much of L.A. and Ventura counties “due to gusty northeast winds and low relative humidity,” prompting SCE to warn residents of possible shutoffs.

Moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds were expected to develop Wednesday night and peak Thursday night through this morning and weaken into the

weekend. The strongest winds will be focused in the SCV and surrounding areas. Wind gusts could reach up to 65 mph and humidities could dip from 12-25% Thursday to 6-15% today.