Thousands without power in N. Nevada

Thousands of NV Energy customers in Douglas County and Carson City are without power.

Power is expected to be restored at 6pm Aug. 31. The outage in Carson was first reported about 3:30pm.

A tent flew into a line in Carson City, according to a utility spokeswoman.

In Douglas there are 1,152 customers affected, and 7,276 in Carson.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report