High Santa Ana winds in recent days have blown through San Diego County, threatening to spark a series of wildfires. The heightened risk of fire led to San Diego Gas & Electric to shut off power to as many as 73,000 customers Wednesday night and Thursday.
Tens of thousand of SDG&E customers lost power late Wednesday evening and Thursday morning as Santa Ana winds combined with dry weather conditions led to high wildfire risk. By Friday, the number of customers without power had dropped, but the utility has warned that outages may return soon.