Power fully restored in Sacramento five days after intense winds

(FOX40.COM) - - At one point throughout last week's storm, over 200,000 locals of Sacramento were without power, however according to Sacramento's Local Energy District (SMUD), all power has officially been restored.

" It's been a long 5 days, however we're happy to state that all the outages from Sunday's storm have actually been brought back," SMUD said on Friday.

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Throughout the storm, wind speeds in Sacramento County reached a peak speed of 68 miles per hour, however throughout the Sacramento Valley, gusts varying from 70 mph to 87 miles per hour were discovered.

Accompanying images published on X by SMUD reveal its crews overcoming rough conditions as they repair power lines and eliminate branches from the roadway.

" Thank you to our whole community for your understanding this previous week after the extreme storm with high winds and heavy rain came roaring through," SMUD's post continued. "And thank you to our teams and our contract & & shared help crews who worked all the time to restore power.".