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Sacramento Power Outages Caused by Weather

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January 1, 2023 - Flood

Sacramento County completed a preliminary estimate of a total of $133 million from public storm damage from January 1 through January 17, and a total of almost $700,000 in private property damage. There was extensive levee damage and flooding along the Cosumnes River from Rancho Murieta to Wilton. There was also widespread flooding of streams, creeks, and roadways across the county. Large numbers of trees were reported down from strong wind events, with widespread power outages and reports of damage to homes and cars.

(Sac)Sacramento Arpt - Pirates Lair
January 1, 2023 - Flood

Sacramento County completed a preliminary estimate of a total of $133 million from public storm damage from January 1 through January 17, and a total of almost $700,000 in private property damage. There was extensive levee damage and flooding along the Cosumnes River from Rancho Murieta to Wilton. There was also widespread flooding of streams, creeks, and roadways across the county. Large numbers of trees were reported down from strong wind events, with widespread power outages and reports of damage to homes and cars.

(Sac)Sacramento Arpt - Pirates Lair
January 1, 2023 - Flash Flood

There was a male fatality due to drowning in a submerged car, confirmed by Cosumnes Fire Department near SR 99 and Dillard Rd. A levee breech on the Cosumnes River caused the flash flood. This was one of three drowning deaths reported from the flash flood event. The Cosumnes Fire Department said they rescued dozens of people in the area over the past 24 hours. A helicopter from Metro Fire also rescued several people in the area. SR 99 remained closed due to flooding on the roadway. Several vehicles are still stuck in the flood waters. Wilton firefighters responded to 25 vehicles stranded in flood water and half a dozen fallen power lines. They also cleared many downed trees from the roadways as they navigated around Wilton.

Slough House - Cosumne
January 1, 2023 - Flash Flood

There was a male fatality due to drowning in a submerged car, confirmed by Cosumnes Fire Department near SR 99 and Dillard Rd. A levee breech on the Cosumnes River caused the flash flood. This was one of three drowning deaths reported from the flash flood event. The Cosumnes Fire Department said they rescued dozens of people in the area over the past 24 hours. A helicopter from Metro Fire also rescued several people in the area. SR 99 remained closed due to flooding on the roadway. Several vehicles are still stuck in the flood waters. Wilton firefighters responded to 25 vehicles stranded in flood water and half a dozen fallen power lines. They also cleared many downed trees from the roadways as they navigated around Wilton.

Slough House - Cosumne
November 8, 2022 - Tornado

A weak tornado touched down near Highway 99 and Arno Rd., about 4 miles NNW of Galt. The California Highway Patrol reported a tin roof from a barn blown off and downed powerlines over Arno Rd. and a bus had windows blown out. Maximum estimated wind speeds were 70 mph. Path length was approximately 0.8 miles, path width 400 yards, |from preliminary information.

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March 28, 2023

A strong winter storm brought moderate to heavy rain with with flooding of roadways, streams and creeks, with mudslides also reported. There was continued river flooding along the already elevated Sacramento, San Joaquin, Cosumnes, Mokelumne, and Tuolumne rivers. The storm brought dangerous mountain travel conditions with snow levels around down to 2000 feet, locally 1000 feet in Shasta County. Storm totals reached 1 to 3 feet of above 5000 feet. Winds gusted up to 35-50 mph in the Central Valley. In the mountains there were gusts up to 50 to 70 mph, which coupled with heavy snow, brought whiteout conditions. The were numerous road closures, including Interstate 80, Interstate 5 north of Fawndale, as well as State Routes 88, 89 and 299. Widespread trees down across the area blocked roads and caused power outages. There were thunderstorms on the 28th with a funnel cloud reported visible from the tower at Redding Airport. There was a fatality reported when man was trapped by a collapsed snow bank next to his home.

March 14, 2023

A wet system brought periods of heavy rain with flooding. There was 1 to 2 feet of snow accumulated above 6,500 feet, locally higher on some peaks. Heavy rain fell bringing widespread roadway flooding, as well as local mudslides, flash flooding, with evacuations ordered in some areas. Thunderstorms with large hail, strong damaging winds and tornadoes were reported. Strong winds gusting to 55 to 75 mph brought down numerous trees and powerlines across the area, causing widespread and extended power outages.

January 10, 2023

A major winter storm brought strong winds with moderate to heavy rain bringing renewed flooding of already elevated waterways. There was flooding of roadways, urban areas, rivers, streams and creeks, with rockslides and mudslides also reported. There were dangerous mountain travel conditions with snow levels around 4000 feet and 3 to 5 feet of storm total snowfall above 6000 feet. Winds gusted up to 60-70 mph in the Central Valley. In the mountains there were gusts up to 80 to 115 mph, which coupled with heavy snow, brought whiteout conditions. There were widespread trees down across the area, blocking roads and causing numerous power outages. There were thunderstorms on the 10th with a tornado in Calaveras County and straight line wind damage and small hail reported in the northern San Joaquin Valley.

January 5, 2023

A powerful atmospheric river brought very strong winds with moderate to heavy rain and renewed flooding of the already elevated waterways. There was flooding of roadways, urban areas, rivers, streams, and creeks. There were dangerous mountain travel conditions at Sierra pass levels with 6 to 18 inches of snow above 6500 feet. The warm nature of the storm limited snow amounts further down, with just a few inches of accumulation down to 6000 feet. Winds gusted up to 50-60 mph in the Valley, with gusts up to 70 to 100 mph in the mountains. There were widespread trees down, blocking roads and causing numerous power outages across the area. Rainfall amounts were 1 to 3 inches in the Central Valley and 2 to 6 inches in the foothills and mountains. There were 2 fatalities reported, one due to drowning, and the other due to a rain-related car accident.

January 1, 2023

A strong atmospheric storm brought moderate to heavy rain and a period of strong winds New Years Eve into early New Years Day, along with heavy high-elevation Sierra snow. There were 3 fatalities reported due to drowning. Precipitation totals by 8 am (over 24 hours) were around 1 to 3 inches for the southern Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Valleys, 3 to 8 inches for the Motherlode foothills and Northern Sierra from around SR 70 southward, with widespread flooding in those areas. Rainfall further north was generally an inch or less. There was significant river flooding on the Cosumnes River in Sacramento County around Wilton, due to multiple levee breaks. The river reached flood stage on the morning of December 31, and stayed in flood stage past midnight and into January 1. The flooding resulted in the evacuation of Wilton as the river went out-of-bank, with area highways and roads being closed, including SR-99. Significant flooding occurred from Wilton downstream through Interstate 5. River flooding was also reported along the Mokelumne River near Benson's Ferry and Mormon Slough at Bellota. Flooding of streams, in low areas and from clogged storm drains also closed many other roads across Northern California, with several small communities being evacuated. These events occurred mainly on December 31st and were reported on that date. Heavy snow disrupted mountain travel, with a total of 20 to 40 inches of snow above 6000 feet by the morning of the 1st. There were multiple spinouts causing Interstate 80 to be shut down for 18 hours. Highway 50 was closed in El Dorado County due to a combination of flooding and snow. High winds gusting to 50-65 mph in the Central Valley caused large numbers of trees to fall, bringing widespread power failures across the area, with hundreds of thousands of customers impacted. Most of the strong winds occurred on New Years Eve, with the damage events being reported on December 31, 2022, but power outage issues continued for tens of thousands of customers into the new year. Many local roads were also closed to downed trees blocking them, as well as many trees were reported to have fallen on homes and automobiles.

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Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.

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  • Stay away from the downed power lines, park vehicles in protected areas;
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Sacramento, California

City Sacramento
County Sacramento
State California (CA)
Country United States
Zip Codes 94203, 94204, 94205, 94206, 94207, 94208, 94209, 94211, 94229, 94230

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