Christmas Eve storm downs trees, cuts power to thousands on Monterey Peninsula

Christmas Eve storm downs trees, cuts power to thousands on Monterey Peninsula

Heavy rain and winds on Christmas Eve led to widespread power outages and damage across the Monterey Peninsula, affecting thousands of residents and prompting cleanup efforts.

Peninsula left without power after storms

Much of the Monterey Peninsula was without power after strong storms and rain rolled through Tuesday evening and early Wednesday. Over 5,000 customers reported outages in the Del Monte Forest area, according to Pacific Gas and Electric’s online outage map Wednesday morning. The red zone (5000+ customers affected) stretched into Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach. Most of the Peninsula was left without power Wednesday morning. The PG&E outage map Tue…

A dark Christmas Eve as over 15,000 PG&E customers face outages due to high winds and rain; more on the way.

As of 2pm on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, more than 15,000 households and businesses were without power in Monterey County, after high winds and rain pummeled the region over Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.