A wind event in Southern California that led to gusts as high as 89 miles per hour had over 17 million living under wildfire warnings this holiday weekend.
This comes after thousands in Southern California were without power on Thanksgiving for the second year running as the region's largest utility cut off service amid risks of strong winds causing wildfires.
As of Friday night, a few thousand in the region were still without service.
Edison International of Southern California halted power service to 63,835 homes and businesses across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.
The shutoff began around 10:36 a.m. local time Thursday, Thanksgiving.
Edison is shutting down power to avoid having live wires spark blazes and possible wildfires as a wind storm hit the area.
Utilities suggested more than 200,000 accounts could lose service between the Los Angeles and San Diego areas.
One location in Los Angeles County so a gust up to 89 miles per hour early Thursday. However, no wildfires were reported though there was an 18-acre fire in the San Diego-area Thursday.
The winds died down Friday, but threats of widespread gusts between 35 to 60 miles per hour were expected with up to 75 miles per hour possible, according to the National Weather Service.
A wind event in Southern California that led to gusts as high as 89 miles per hour had over 17 million living under wildfire warnings this holiday weekend
An 18-acre wildfire broke out near San Diego on Thursday morning
Dry conditions and gusty winds prompted the weather service to issue a red flag warning for several Southern California counties through 6 p.m. local time Friday. Red flags signal dangerous weather conditions where wildfires can spark and spread unpredictably. Fire departments bring on additional staff while the warnings are in play.
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