LA Feeling The Heat As Temperatures Climb
A smoke advisory, power outages, red flag warnings and triple digit temperatures are all part of the picture, as Southern California bakes.
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A smoke advisory, power outages, red flag warnings and triple digit temperatures are all part of the picture, as Southern California bakes.
Temperatures were expected to skyrocket this weekend and possibly even break records but some in Yorba Linda won't be able to use their air conditioners.
A power outage has affected more than 20,000 utility customers in the Hemet area of Riverside County.
The lights went out shortly before 9 p.m. after an explosion at a DWP electrical substation.
Strong winds knocked down as many as a dozen utility poles.
More than 5,000 customers were affected by the power outage.
More than 5,000 Southern California Edison customers were left without power, which is expected to be restored Tuesday morning.
Authorities say power has been restored in Hollywood after a person climbed onto a power pole and was critically injured.
A military blimp reportedly untethered from an army station in Maryland and floated into neighboring Pennsylvania, where it may have knocked down power lines and cut electricity to around 21,000 residents.
Electricity was fully restored to the West Los Angeles area on Sunday, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said. At one point this weekend about 9,500 customers in the area were left without power in the heat.
Crews estimate electricity should be restored in the area by noon.
Flights were canceled and delayed Wednesday morning because of a power outage in Terminal 2 at Ontario International Airport.
More than 8,000 homes were without power Tuesday as heavy rain and winds caused outages in several neighborhoods, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
SoCal Edison said they hoped to have power restored to all residents by 7 a.m. but that deadline passed with hundreds still waiting for their appliances to turn back on.
Wild weather in Victorville Tuesday night caused flash flooding and power outages.
Hundreds of Long Beach residents are suffering through yet another round of power outage in the midst of a heat wave.
A car crashed into a power pole in Anaheim Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of customers.
This is the latest in a series of outages affecting Long Beach this summer.
About 20 large buildings lost power briefly in downtown Los Angeles at the start of the business day.
Power was gradually restored power to hundreds of customers in four Long Beach communities over several hours, Southern California Edison officials said Monday.
About 165 homes are without power in Beaumont Sunday afternoon after a two-car crash knocked down power lines early this morning.
Two apartment buildings in downtown Long Beach are without power tonight, as SoCal Edison crews do emergency repairs to an underground vault.
A power outage has been reported at Los Angeles International Airport and was impacting traffic signals, escalators, and elevators.
About 70 Southern California Edison customers in Downtown Long Beach were still without power Saturday morning as the power company scrambles to restore service following an underground vault explosion on Thursday.
More than 200 residents in Long Beach had to endure the day without power on Friday after another underground vault explosion caused an outage.
