January 21, 2021 – Mariposa County Sheriff's Office issues informational update on power, weather & other available resources for county residents.

MONO WIND EVENT INFORMATION

For information regarding power, please visit: https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outages/map.

Or call 1-800-743-5002 for questions regarding power restoration.

PG&E Information

PGE has set up a Customer Resource Center for those out of power at the following locations: (These are NOT overnight shelters)

Mariposa County Senior Center: 5246 Spriggs Lane, Mariposa, CA 95338 will be an outside center 12:00 P.M. - 9:30 P.M.

New Life Christian Fellowship: 5089 Cole Road, Mariposa, CA 95338 will be an inside center open from 0800 - 2130 hours, (8:00 A.M. - 9:30 P.M.)

Yosemite High School: 50200 High School Road, Oakhurst, CA 93644 will be an outside center from 0800 - 2130 hours, (8:00 A.M. - 9:30 P.M.)

- All locations will be requesting each person check in to create a list of participants in case there ends up being a need for Covid -19 contact tracing. This practice will be a change from past CRC protocols for use of the centers.

Assistance Available

If you need housing assistance from Red Cross do to damage caused from this wind event please call 1-800-733-2767 you will then need to press 4

Additional Assistance is available to those in need by calling 1-833-423-0816

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Weather

The National Weather Service is forecasting several large winter storms to impact Mariposa County this weekend. The first of three storms are expected Friday at approximately 11: 00 A.M., currently forecast for rain based with possible light snows or dustings above 2,500 feet. The second storm is forecasted to arrive Sunday with possible snow down to 1,500 feet Sunday night into Monday. Weather can change quickly so stay updated by visiting https://www.weather.gov/hnx/  or by watching your local news. 

Source: Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office