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Power Outages and Road Closures From Weather

The aftereffects of the recent gusty rain system that moved through Nevada County are still being felt. Public Works Director Trisha Tillotson says a number of roads are still closed, including McCourtney at Wolf roads, Combie Road at Magnolia and Timber Roads, and Coyote Street at North Bloomfield Road…

click to listen to Trihsa Tillotson

And around 55-hundred PG and E customers are still without electricity, with many trees falling on power lines, which caused 37 sepatate outages. PG and E spokeswoman Brandi Merlo says most of the outages are affecting the Nevada City area, at around 41-hundred. That includes the Rood Administrative Center, which has been closed for the rest of the day. But all other county buildings have power and remain open. Around 13-hundred are still out in the Grass Valley area. There is no restoration estimate, with weather remaining a factor…

click to listen to Brandi Merlo

Tillotson says there has also been some localized flooding, including in the town of Washington, and a few minor slides.

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