Five cars with people inside were trapped between downed and active power lines in Sacramento County, authorities said Saturday. believe no one has serious injuries.| Northern California Storm Coverage | Weather alert day Saturday due to high winds; late rain, snow timing Metro Fire and the California Highway Patrol initially responded to the emergency. SMUD worked to de-energize the power line circuit and is currently working to repair lines in the area. reopen. Many of those trapped in their cars were freed from the area. One of those trapped has a shattered windshield, they told KCRA 3. Power outages in Sacramento About 32,431 SMUD customers in the Sacramento area were without power at the height of the outages Saturday morning, according to the map of utility company outages. SMUD and PG&E have teams working on power outages. Or if you’re in Sacramento, you can report it to SMUD at http://SMUD.org/Outages. Follow real-time traffic updates here (app users, click here to see our interactive traffic map.) here(App users, click here to see our interactive radar map.)Download our app for the latest weather alerts.Here is where you can download our app for the latest weather alerts. Berg on Facebook and TwitterMeteorologist Eileen Javora on FacebookMeteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on FacebookMeteorologist/Climate Reporter Heather Waldman on Facebook and TwitterWatch our forecast on TV or onlineHere’s where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a live stream of our latest newsletter here. The banner on our website turns red when we are live. We also stream on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV. This is a developing story, stick with KCRA 3 for the latest.
Five cars with people inside were stuck between downed and active power lines in Sacramento County, authorities said Saturday.
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Power lines are down near the intersection of Florin Road and Sunrise Boulevard, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said.
Authorities believe no one was seriously injured.
| Northern California Storm Coverage | Weather alert day Saturday due to high winds; last rain, snow
Metro Fire and the California Highway Patrol responded to the emergency first.
SMUD has worked to de-energize the power line circuit and is currently working to repair lines in the area.
There is no estimated time for the road to reopen.
Many of those trapped in their cars have been freed from the area.
One of those trapped has a shattered windshield, they told KCRA 3.
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Power outages in Sacramento
About 32,431 SMUD customers in the Sacramento area were without power at the height of the outages Saturday morning, according to power company outage map.
SMUD and PG&E have teams working on power outages.
You can report downed power lines immediately by calling 911, then PG&E at 1-800-743-5002. Or if you’re in Sacramento, you can report it to SMUD at http://SMUD.org/Outages.
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