More than 11K NV Energy customers without power in northern Nevada due to weather - KRNV

More than 11K NV Energy customers without power in northern Nevada due to weather

More than 11,000 NV Energy customers across northern Nevada are waking up without power on Saturday morning due extreme winter weather overnight.

According to the utility, more than 10,000 of those customers live in Washoe County. Customers in almost every zip code are impacted by the 46 different outages.

More than 600 Carson City residents are without power and nearly 300 in Douglas County.

There are various times for restoring power so to check your outage, click here.

In a letter to customers ahead of the storm the utility said the following:

"NV Energy has increased the number of personnel available in service territories and on standby throughout the weekend to respond quickly and safely throughout the state. Power outages caused by severe storms and damaging winds are possible during this major winter storm event.

The company said their highest priority during the storm is to ensure public and employee safety.

Due to the length and potential impact of this event, outage times may be longer than usual. Additionally, crews may need to access powerlines or other NV Energy equipment in backyards or on private property to make emergency repairs. You can identify our field employees and contractors by their identification badges with their name and employee number – don’t hesitate to ask for identification if you are unsure."

A blizzard warning is in effect for a 300-mile stretch of the Sierra last through a majority of the weekend.

I-80 over Donner Summit and Mt. Rose Highway to get to Tahoe remain closed as of Saturday morning.