One neighbor told 9NEWS that during snow-impacted outages, they can keep food from the freezer cold by placing it in the snow. This time, they can't.

The power outage also disrupted San Francisco public transportation, and PG&E said publicly it was working to fix the issue.

Another public safety power shutoff is expected to impact 67,000 Xcel customers in Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties starting as early as 5 a.m. Friday, utility

A section of a tree on Mullan Avenue in Coeur d'Alene rests on the street after being toppled by strong winds Wednesday morning. Gusts of up 55 mph were reported in the area. As of 9 a.m., Avista reported more than 70,