Emergency shelter opens as thousands lose power in Tuolumne County foothills
TUOLUMNE COUNTY - An emergency shelter opened Friday night in Tuolumne County as thousands were without power during a cold spring storm.
According to the PG&E outage map, 2,203 customers were without power due to 88 outages. More than 1,700 of those customers are in unincorporated Tuolumne County and more than 400 are in Sonora.
By 5 p.m. Saturday, most of the outages were restored.
PG&E said the weather caused most of the outages.
The Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services and Red Cross opened shelters for those experiencing the outages.
Here's where you can find a shelter:
- Tuolumne County Enrichment Center, 101 Hospital Road, Sonora Friday from 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
- Tuolumne County Library 480 Greenley Road, Sonora Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Tuolumne Branch Library 18636 Main Street, Tuolumne 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Twain Harte Library 18701 Tiffeni Drive #F1, Twain Harte 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Groveland Library 18990 Highway 120, Groveland. Open Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.