LTUSD schools closing for day. Winds causing South Lake Tahoe power black out.

Dr. James Tarwater has informed parents that schools in South Lake Tahoe are closing immediately due to a power black out for the area. He reported that the black out will last until 4:30 p.m.

All parents are requested to pick up their students and buses will start transporting children if they are normally transported by bus. Each school has a different Bus departure time starting with STMS at 12:45 p.m., STHS at 1:30 p.m., Bijou at 1:35 p.m., Sierra House and Tahoe Valley Elementary schools at 2:10 p.m., and the Magnet School at 2:25 p.m.

Boys & Girls Club will be closed due to no power.

Consistent winds of over 30 mph are keeping more than just the leaves blowing. With gusts up to over 100 mph over the ridges, emergency crews are extremely busy today dealing with downed trees and power outages.

The Forest Service realizes people are concerned about the heavy winds we are experiencing and visible smoke in some locations of the Lake Tahoe Basin, specifically Spooner Summit and the Twin Peaks area near Sawmill Pond. Please be assured that Forest Service crews are monitoring these and other areas and all of our prescribed fires are under control.