FRESNO COUNTY — October 22, 2026. Storms brought major power interruptions across the Fresno region Wednesday, October 21. Based on PG&E outage information reported by GV Wire, 14 separate outages affected 9,702 customers across Fresno and near Selma on Wednesday afternoon. PG&E attributed 13 of those incidents to the storm.

Regional coverage from nearby California58 newspapers

This Sanger News story is the original account of the Fresno/Selma/Sanger incidents. Neighboring editions provide locally oriented context: Reedley News; Dinuba News; Hanford News; Shaver Lake News; Lemoore News; Exeter News; North Fork News; Coarsegold News; Three Rivers News; Corcoran News; Oakhurst News; Mendota News; Chowchilla News. Regional coverage does not mean that an outage occurred in every named town. All service status and restoration estimates require location-specific verification.

Which communities were affected?

The largest listed outage near Selma affected 2,743 customers, first reported at 3:04 p.m. Other incidents involved groups of more than 1,000 customers. Earlier Wednesday, a Clovis outage reportedly affected 7,295 customers, and an outage around Sanger and Centerville affected 5,418. The morning outages were reported as resolved in later PG&E data, so these figures must not be added to the afternoon count or treated as current Thursday totals.

What about internet and public services?

The Fresno County Public Library reported a separate interruption to internet and online services after a power problem at its main facility, affecting online resources across the system, including Libby. The library expected service to return Wednesday evening, but a fresh confirmation is needed before reporting it restored. Read the library-service report.

How to check your neighborhood

Use the PG&E outage map for updated incident locations, affected-customer counts and estimates. Do not assume a Wednesday restoration estimate still applies. For context on other regions, read California58’s statewide roundup.

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