Valley restaurant gearing up for strong winds, possible power outages

KERMAN, Calif. (KFSN) -- Some radical successful Kerman are gearing up for the progressive upwind that's headed to the Central Valley.

But for Ceviche's and Beer, Andrea Alonso, the restaurant's manager, said it's dealt with outages successful the past, and they've learned to adapt.

It was a engaged Friday nighttime astatine the restaurant. People were retired enjoying their nutrient and drinks.

While acheronian clouds hung implicit Kerman, the upwind was calm for now. But heading into the weekend, rainfall and upwind are expected to deed the Central Valley.

Ceviche's knows what it's similar to woody with powerfulness outages caused by beardown winds.

"Sometimes upwind volition impact our power," said Alonso. "Like PG&E and each that stuff. It'll beryllium stressful, but we benignant of conscionable person to enactment nether pressure."

PG&E said crews person already been dealing with downed powerfulness lines. Before the progressive upwind hits again, crews person besides been looking into wherever those occupation spots are.

"So they're doing a batch of vegetation management," said Jeff Smith, a spokesperson for PG&E, "a batch of investigation of 'okay, let's instrumentality a look astatine this histrion and histrion branches."

When the powerfulness goes out, Ceviche's has learned to rotation with the punches.

"We conscionable fto them cognize it's each good. We inactive person your tabs," said Alonso. "Sometimes we won't person entree to cards, truthful it'll lone beryllium cash."

The edifice said the powerfulness going retired is stressful, but they privation to marque definite that their customers are taken attraction of.

Meanwhile, PG&E said its crews are resting close present successful mentation for the adjacent storm.

"We privation to marque definite that our crews are capable to run safely and are good rested and are capable to respond," said Smith.

PG&E adds that if radical spot downed powerfulness lines, enactment distant from it and telephone 911 oregon PG&E.

Ceviche's said portion they don't person a generator close now, it's thing they're reasoning astir for the future.

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