Power out in parts of S. Tahoe; winds expected to continue

About 600 Liberty Energy customers are without power this morning in the Sierra Tract of South Lake Tahoe.

High winds toppled a tree, which put wires on the ground and broke three cross arms. The company expects the power to be restored about 10 this morning.

National Weather Service officials say high winds will be blowing through much of Northern California and Northern Nevada today. Persistent gusts in the Lake Tahoe Basin are expected to be between 40 and 55mph, with ridge gusts of 100 to 130mph.

With the wind comes ice cold temps. The basin is not expected to have daytime highs in the 40s until Monday. The coldest overnight lows — single digits — are forecast for Truckee for the next few nights.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report