by Kelsey Penrose

  • Photos by Jose Ramirez; three power poles are snapped near Goni
  • Photo by Jodi Swirczek
  • Photo by Jeff Munson

As of 5:30 p.m., approximately 1,000 Carson City residents are without power according to NV Energy.

The outages are occurring throughout the capital city. Multiple downed power lines and overturned trees are being reported. Fire fighters and first responders are responding to many of these calls.

Please call 911 in the event of a downed power line and do not approach it.

To see the full outage map, which will include estimated time of restoration which is currently not available, see their map here.