UPDATE (10 a.m.) - According to PG&E, 460 PG&E customers remained without power shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday. A PG&E representative says strong winds and rain, along with lightning strikes, impacted equipment.
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UPDATE (728 a.m.) - By 7:28 a.m. Wednesday, power remained out in San Luis Obispo to around 190 PG&E customers in the area in and around a portion of South Street. The cause is a damaged power pole. Restoration is now expected by 4 p.m. Wednesday.
In Santa Barbara, storm debris prompted the closure of the southbound lanes along the 400 block of Garden Street early Wednesday morning.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Multiple power outages were impacting people in San Luis Obispo County Tuesday night as another storm rolled through the area.
According to PG&E, outages were reported between Paso Robles and Nipomo, with the largest impacting 1,890 customers in San Luis Obispo.
Power there went out around 7:15 p.m. Crews are reportedly on scene working to make repairs. Restoration is expected around 12:15 a.m.
South Street is currently closed due to a downed power pole and other storm damage, according to the City of San Luis Obispo. People were asked to avoid the area.
In Atascadero, Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services is reporting a downed power pole and wires forced the extended closure of Del Rio Road between Altures and La Canada. No word on when the road will reopen.
The California Highway Patrol was also responding to various incidents, including downed trees, roadway flooding and collisions.
