High winds and rain have downed trees and power lines across Santa Barbara County
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – High winds in parts of Santa Barbara County have downed multiple trees and power lines, especially in the Goleta and Santa Barbara areas.
According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, around 10 a.m., strong winds in Lompoc, Santa Ynez Valley, Gaviota, Goleta, and Santa Barbara resulted in over 30 separate emergency responses for snapped trees and downed power lines but luckily, no injuries have been reported.
Southern California Edison has confirmed an outage for about 519 customers in southern Santa Barbara County. For the latest on outages and responses, visit here.
The image above was taken Tuesday of a downed power line on Vieja Drive and shared with Your News Channel.
Knocked-down power lines should be considered dangerous even if they appear to be de-energized.
If you encounter a downed power line, please contact emergency services and avoid contact.
An incoming cold front is bringing strong gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour with isolated gusts of up to 60 miles per hour until 3 p.m. Tuesday as well as a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms explained the National Weather Service.
Majority of the downed trees were between Turnpike and Patterson and most have been cleared shared the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The image below from the Goleta area shows some of the downed branches and snarled traffic after the sudden gusts.
For the latest information about road conditions and incidents, check here.
This is an ongoing weather incident and more information will be added to this article as it becomes available.
Viewers are encouraged to share their images and videos while remaining safe with Your News Channel by emailing us at news@keyt.com.
The image below shows a snapped tree on Via Diego by Bishop Garcia Diego High School from viewer Milbrey Conroy.
Below is another shot of a large branch taken down by heavy gusts in the area, this time in Mission Canyon courtesy of Hope and Steve Baylor.
