Emergency shelter opens as thousands lose power in Tuolumne County foothills

CBS News Sacramento

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.
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