Many Valley residents lose power as winter storm hits
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New technology and smart meters are helping PG&E pinpoint damage and keep outages isolated.
The power company also had plenty of time to prepare and forecast where the biggest issues could be. It s typical of a large Winter storm or a strong Winter storm where we see these widespread impacts from it. It s also something we re very familiar with responding to, said PG&E official Denny Boyles.
David Peck lives in Fresno County not too far from where crews were busy restoring power after a pole along Millerton Road was damaged by the storm.
Atmospheric river in Central California could help drought conditions
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Meteorologists are calling for an atmospheric river to arrive by Wednesday. This actually looks like a very spectacular storm, says Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobsen. You don t want to count it before it has actually dropped but as of right now the projections, particularly for the snowpack up the Sierra Nevada, look very healthy.
Water is essential to the Valley s top industry and crop irrigation, so farmers like to see the storm clouds.
They ll offer a welcome change with most of the state under extreme or severe drought conditions.