SALT LAKE CITY — Windy weather on Monday morning knocked out power for thousands of Utahns in Salt Lake and Tooele counties.
The Rocky Mountain Power outage map showed slightly more than 300 customers were still without power as of 10 a.m.
At one point, more than 22,000 customers were without power Monday morning. Customers in Tooele also dealt with outages.
Check the outage map or report an outage near you here.
Rocky Mountain Power said one of the outages was caused by some Mylar balloons that blew into power lines. Another outage was caused by a breaker that tripped, RMP officials explained.
The National Weather Service reported gusts of 65 miles per hour were recorded near the Great Salt Lake while winds of 37 miles per hour were recorded in Salt Lake City.
Winds are expected to be strongest between now and 9 a.m., NWS explained.
Due to the outages, some stoplights in Salt Lake City were not functioning temporarily.
Salt Lake City Police reminded residents in the area that if you come across an intersection without power, treat it as a 4-way stop.
They also warned residents to be aware of debris in the road.
Rocky Mountain Power spoke to FOX 13 News and wanted to remind Utahns to be prepared for a possible outage by having a flashlight, battery-powered radio and power bank to charge phones.
Also, be on alert for any downed wires that could be active and dangerous.
