At a Glance

High winds from a low-pressure system toppled trees and utility poles.About 1,250 people were ordered to evacuate because of fires in Santa Cruz County.Yosemite National Park closed because of downed trees and power lines.A search for a 12-year-old boy missing after being swept off a beach by high waves was called off.Red flag fire warnings continue for Los Angeles and other Southern California counties.Several tractor-trailers toppled over in the high winds.

Firefighters gained the upper hand on several wildfires fueled by powerful winds that toppled trees and knocked out power across parts of California.

The Wolf Fire near Bakersfield grew to slightly more than before it was 80% contained Tuesday night, the Kern County Fire Department reported. The blaze was burning off State Road 166 in the Wind Wolves Preserve, about 95 miles northwest of Los Angeles,

The National Weather Service had issued a red flag warning for Los Angeles, Ventura Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties through Tuesday night. NWS offices in California had received more than 100 reports of wind damage.

More than were without power as of 2:00 a.m. Wednesday PST, according to poweroutage.us. That was down from more than 270,000 on Tuesday.

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In addition to outages caused by the weather, Pacific Gas & Electric had warned it would cut power to in portions of Fresno, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Tulare counties early Tuesday to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Southern California Edison said it had shut off power to 29,000 customers and was considering shutoffs for another may shut off power to to lessen fire danger.

The Santa Rosa Fire Department in Sonoma County said it was of wind damage, including a roof ripped off a carport, a tree that fell on a fence and a tree blown down into a guest cottage. The giant redwood crushed the cottage, but the woman who lives there was , KGO reported.

Also in Sonoma, downed power lines started a 10 to 15-acre , KNTV reported.

Several fallen trees blocked intersections in San Francisco, KGO reported, and one damaged a car.

Residents along four streets in Milpitas in Santa Clara County had to evacuate briefly after the winds began , KNTV reported. Firefighters had the fire under control late Monday.

Cal Fire's San Mateo/Santa Cruz Unit said it had responded to at least 10 vegetation fires across San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties overnight into Tuesday, January 19, 2021, including several in the CZU Lightning Complex area where 135 square miles burned in August and September before being contained.

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Cal Fire's San Mateo/Santa Cruz Unit said it had responded to across San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties overnight.

About 10 a.m. Tuesday, Cal Fire CZU reported one in Watsonville and one in the Boulder Creek area off of Highway 9. About 1,250 people were told to Santa Cruz County spokesman Jason Hoppin told Look Out Santa Cruz.

A was set up at Corralitos Community Church, 26 Browns Valley Rd. in Corralitos.

The 37-acre blaze in Watsonville, named the , was on Freedom Road, north of Watsonville. It was 20% contained as of late Tuesday night. The Boulder Creek fire was dubbed the , and it had burned about acres and was 98% contained, according to Cal Fire CZU.

Firefighters also gained the upper hand on several other wildfires burning in the area, including the 6-acre Empire Fire in Boulder Creek, the 14-acre Fanning Fire near Ben Lomond, and the 10-acre North Butano Fire in San Mateo County. No structures were threatened by the blazes, Cal Fire CZU reported.

In Madera County, a mobile home park in North Fork was evacuated for a few hours because of a , the Fresno Bee reported.

The National Weather Service reported fallen trees blocking roads across Madera County, which is about 145 miles southeast of San Francisco. Trees and utility poles were also blocking roads in neighboring Merced County.

The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office reported power lines were down all across the county and roads were , the Sierra Sun Times reported.

The power outages forced schools in Mariposa County and the Sierra Unified and Pine Ridge School districts , KFSN reported.

Yosemite National Park also closed because of downed trees and power lines. An announcement on the park's website said it would likely until Friday morning while staff conducts damage assessments, cleanup and repairs.

Two ski resorts near Lake Tahoe, the Heavenly Mountain Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort, closed Tuesday , the Tahoe Daily Tribune reported.

A semitrailer tractor turned over by strong winds blocks westbound lanes of State Road 118 in Simi Valley, California, on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. The California Highway Patrol said the road would be closed for at least two hours.

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As winds grew stronger in Southern California, several semitractor trailers overturned.

Two big rigs had tipped over on Interstate 210 near Fontana. Another was overturned at I-15 and I-10 near Rancho Cucamonga, and at least one lane of I-215 near Devore was blocked by yet another toppled tractor-trailer. The NWS said winds were gusting at 50 to 60 mph.

The California Highway Patrol said westbound lanes of State Road 118 in Simi Valley would be closed for at least two hours after the wind toppled a tractor-trailer onto the road.

The behind all the wind was also whipping up high waves along the coast.

A 12-year-old boy, his father and his 8-year-old brother were at Cowell Ranch State Beach in Half Moon Bay, KGO reported.

The 8-year-old and the father were able to get out of the water, but the 12-year-old was pulled under about 100 yards offshore, officials said.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday morning it was for the boy, KRON reported.

Rescue crews look over the water at Cowell Ranch State Beach in San Mateo County on Monday, January 18, 2021, after a 12-year-old boy was swept off the beach by a big wave and disappeared.

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