San Diego Gas & Electric resumed public safety power shutoffs in stretches of San Diego’s backcountry overnight into Tuesday as a Red Flag Warning for critical fire danger took hold.

Thousands of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) customers are experiencing public safety power shutoffs as high winds and low humidity continue to elevate wildfire risk across Southern California.

The Red Flag Warning expired in San Diego and SDG&E has restored the power to areas shut off during the warning.

Centers have Wi-Fi available, with phone and medical device charging and will remain open for customers until conditions improve.

The California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve Southern California Edison’s wildfire mitigation plan, ignoring requests that the decision be delayed.

The Santa Ana winds that stoked a huge wildfire near Malibu Tuesday are beginning to snap through San Diego County in the start of what could be a week or more of off-and-on lashings in a region that’s drier than its been in years,

Parts of San Diego County will be dealing with more Santa Ana winds starting Monday afternoon, and the fire weather conditions could mean potential San Diego Gas & Electric power shutoffs for many communities.

San Diegans are bracing for potential public safety power shutoffs Tuesday as a new round of strong Santa Ana winds are expected to develop, setting the stage for potentially critical fire danger in the county.

Nearly 8,000 San Diego Gas and Electric customers had their power shut off Friday morning in yet another effort to reduce wildfire risk due to strong Santa Ana winds.

San Diego Gas & Electric by Thursday had restored power to all customers affected by this week's Public Safety Power Shutoffs.

The dangerously high winds will strengthen and spread southward through San Diego County over the day Thursday, reaching their zenith overnight and into Friday morning.