Power outage

UPDATE: Electricity restored after UC Berkeley power outage

Community members said a Berkeley Lab substation transformer blew, but Cal has not confirmed that information.

UPDATE: 4,600 Berkeley customers lost power Sunday

As of 8:30 p.m., power to most households had been restored, according to the PG&E outage map.

Berkeley will now play 'wailing siren tone' in emergencies

Berkeley's new outdoor warning system will advise about emergency action, which would differ depending on the disaster.

Massive Berkeley storm left 15,000 without power Tuesday

Two people in a truck were trapped for hours beneath power lines and a tree in the Berkeley Hills, authorities said.

Garbage truck takes down power poles, lines in Berkeley

"Our whole house shook," one local resident said. "I thought for sure it was a huge earthquake."

Lightning strikes Berkeley during 'bomb cyclone' storm

According to the National Weather Service, there were three lightning "flashes" — two that hit the ground and a "cloud pulse."

UPDATE: Thousands lose power from the Berkeley Hills north to Kensington, El Cerrito

A massive power outage left more than 5,500 PG&E customers, mostly in the Berkeley Hills and to the north, without electricity.