San Diego Gas & Electric by Thursday had restored power to all customers affected by this week's Public Safety Power Shutoffs.

San Diego Gas & Electric resumed public safety power shutoffs in stretches of San Diego’s backcountry overnight into Tuesday as a Red Flag Warning for critical fire danger took hold.

Thousands of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) customers are experiencing public safety power shutoffs as high winds and low humidity continue to elevate wildfire risk across Southern California.

The Red Flag Warning expired in San Diego and SDG&E has restored the power to areas shut off during the warning.

The California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve Southern California Edison’s wildfire mitigation plan, ignoring requests that the decision be delayed.

The dangerously high winds will strengthen and spread southward through San Diego County over the day Thursday, reaching their zenith overnight and into Friday morning.

Parts of San Diego County will be dealing with more Santa Ana winds starting Monday afternoon, and the fire weather conditions could mean potential San Diego Gas & Electric power shutoffs for many communities.

Everyone from firefighters to power line inspectors to park rangers are on the lookout for brush fires as a major Santa Ana windstorm edges ever closer to San Diego County, which has slipped into drought due to uncommonly dry weather.

San Diegans are bracing for potential public safety power shutoffs Tuesday as a new round of strong Santa Ana winds are expected to develop, setting the stage for potentially critical fire danger in the county.