Widespread power outages threaten multiple US states

Pacific Power urged residents to charge their phones and prepare for up to 72 hours without essential services as high winds hit Oregon and California.

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Powerful storms threatened widespread outages Friday as high winds hit Oregon and California and heavy snow cut electricity in upstate New York.

Pacific Power urged residents to charge phones and prepare for up to 72 hours without essential services. Wind gusts could reach 70 mph in California’s Shasta Valley and 65 mph on Oregon’s southern coast. Nearly 3,000 customers in Oregon and more than 16,000 in California were without power.

More than 20,000 customers in New York had lost power, mostly in Otsego and Chenango counties. Forecasters warned that heavy, wet snow could cause further outages.