UPDATE: 18,000 still without power in Butte County

Winds and rains that battered Northern California knocked out power to 40,679 PG&E customers in Butte County Sunday. There were 18,751 customers without power in the unincorporated areas of the county.

In Chico, there were 9,767 customers without power at 11:05 p.m. In the Oroville area, 6,335 customers were without power. There were 5,649 homes without power in Paradise.

By 1 p.m. Monday those numbers had dropped, and a total of 18,115 customers were powerless in Butte. Chico had 2,816; Gridley had 171; Oroville had 1,017; Paradise had 4,305 and the unincorporated county areas had 9,806 customers without power, according to PG&E’s outage status website.

There is no estimate on when power may be restored to the residents in Butte County.

In Glenn County, 446 customers are without power, while number in Tehama County dropped significantly. Tehama County had 2,677 customers without power with 1,565 of those customers in Red Bluff and 1,082 in the unincorporated county areas on Sunday, but the total had dropped to just 60 by Monday afternoon.

PG&E has a press conference and media availability planned for 1:30 p.m. today.

In preparation for removal, Oroville City Works crew member James Weber saws a tree Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 that fell across the Brad Freeman Trail near Bedrock Park in Oroville, California during the overnight storm. (Kyra Gottesman/Mercury-Register)

Two Bidwell Park users make their way around a large fallen Valley Oak branch Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 that blocked the southern entrance to the One-Mile Recreation Area. The branch came down during Sunday night’s wind and rain storm. Chico, California city crews cleared the debris later Monday. (Steve Schoonover/Enterprise-Record)

Trees and large branches are removed Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 from South Park Drive and the entrance to the One-Mile Recreation Area in Bidwell Park. The roads were closed for a time as Chico, California city crews cleaned up a number of large logs that had fallen during Sunday night’s wind and rain storm. Many smaller branches also covered the park roads as well, requiring a little more attention by bicyclists and pedestrians. (Steve Schoonover/Enterprise-Record)

Water from the overnight storm flows from Sycamore Pool in Bidwell Park on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Chico, California. (Evan Tuchinsky/Enterprise-Record)

Debris, including a log, impedes water flow in the side channel of Sycamore Pool’s outlet Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Chico, California. (Evan Tuchinsky/Enterprise-Record)

Tree limbs lay across a paved way through lower Bidwell Park, with a cleanup vehicle on break in the background, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Chico, California. (Evan Tuchinsky/Enterprise-Record)

A large limb drapes onto East Seventh Street on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, following an overnight storm in Chico, California. (Evan Tuchinsky/Enterprise-Record)

A toppled tree rests beside its trunk at the Chico State University Farm entrance at Hegan Lane and Hengst Street on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, following the overnight storm in Chico, California. (Evan Tuchinsky/Enterprise-Record)

A power pole broken in the overnight storm caused a road closure Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 on Nelson Avenue between Casey Court and Del Oro Avenue near the Butte County Hall of Records building in Oroville, California. (Kyra Gottesman/Mercury-Register)

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