UPDATE | October 28

At approximately 7:43 p.m. Monday evening, NV Energy issued a PSOM for the Angel Peak and Kyle Canyon areas of Mount Charleston as weather conditions changed.

NV Energy said the planned proactive outage is expected to last until approximately 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29.

NV Energy said about 483 customers were affected.

UPDATE | October 27

According to an update Sunday evening, NV Energy said it has no plans to proactively shut off power due to changing weather conditions – but outages could still be possible if weather conditions change again.

The possible PSOM event would cover the Mount Charleston, Angel Peak and Kyle Canon areas.

From NV Energy:

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MOUNT CHARLESTON (KTNV) — Hundreds of NV Energy customers will experience a “proactive outage” in the Mount Charleston area starting Sunday evening, according to the company.

NV Energy said that due to elevated fire weather conditions in Southern Nevada, approximately 466 Mount Charleston customers will be under Public Safety Outage Management Monitoring (PSOM).

This will include the Angel Peak and Kyle Canyon areas.

The outage is expected to begin at 10 p.m. Sunday evening and last until 10 a.m. Tuesday.

What are PSOMs?

According to NV Energy, a Public Safety Outage Management Monitoring (PSOM) is:

During these outages, NV Energy said it will proactively cut off power to affected customers in high-risk areas as a preventative measure against wildfires.

If you are a customer in a high risk area, you will likely have already been notified by NV Energy by phone, text, email or through their website at NVEnergy.com/psom.

NV Energy said it will continue to monitor fire weather conditions and provide regular updates.

The duration of the outage includes the duration of the weather event. The outage also depends on how long it takes crews to shut off power before the weather event and how long it takes to complete damage inspection after the weather event, according to the company.

Hear it from our weather experts

On Monday, the Channel 13 weather team is forecasting southwest winds gusting 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. A wind advisory is in effect from 11:00 a.m. Monday through 5:00 a.m. Tuesday for areas of Clark, San Bernadino and Mohave counties.

Strong winds are a major factor when it comes to wildfire risk, as a small spark can quickly grow into a large, uncontrolled fire with the help of the breeze.

NV Energy said vegetation debris can easily explode into power lines and other electrical equipment during these types of weather events, which can cause wildfires.

WATCH | Wind advisory in effect Monday

Wind advisory in effect for parts of Clark County