Crews in Imperial County work to repair damage left behind by storms

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) - Crews across Imperial County are working to repair damage left behind by storms that moved through the valley.

The storms brought strong winds and heavy rain, knocking down power poles and leaving thousands without power.

The storms also brought winds of up to 70 miles per hour, along with flooding in parts of the county.

In addition, the Imperial County Fire Department (ICFD) said an estimated 30 to 40 power poles came down.

"As of last night, we had approximately 5,000 households without any power in Imperial County…from Westmorland, all the way to Calexico," said Deputy Chief Cedric Cesena with ICFD.

Crews for the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) worked through the night to get power back on, with IID saying power has been restored to more than 95% of the customers affected by the storm.