After restoring electricity on Thursday afternoon to all customers in rural areas impacted by public safety shutoffs, strong Santa Ana winds overnight forced San Diego Gas & Electric to turn off the power again.

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.

After restoring power to all customers Thursday, SDG&E then de-energized 6,909 customers in rural east and north county as a precaution amid high winds and low humidity, with 67,743 at risk of a public safety power shutoff if conditions worsen.

San Diego Gas & Electric began restoring power Thursday to customers placed under a public safety power shutoff, allaying the worries of some in high fire-risk areas even as conditions are expected to remain critical through the end of the week.

The fierce winds in the Los Angeles area subsided Friday, but critical fire weather conditions remain and red flag warnings are still in place.

After restoring electricity on Thursday afternoon to all customers in rural areas impacted by public safety shutoffs, strong Santa Ana winds overnight forced San Diego Gas & Electric to turn off the power again.

When will LA County's extreme winds end? A red flag warning has been extended for areas already facing fast-moving wildfires.

Amid an already dry winter season, the first Santa Ana wind event of 2025 is elevating fire danger this week and threatening power shut-offs for thousands of San Diego Gas & Electric customers.

The National Weather Service on Wednesday extended the wildfire warning through the end of the week for much of East County.