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Auggie

(31,074 posts)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 11:46 AM Sep 2020

PG&E could shut off power Monday and Tuesday in parts of Bay Area as fire threat looms

San Francisco Chronicle

On Saturday, as a record-breaking heat wave hit California, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced plans to potentially cut power on Monday and Tuesday — the first outage of its kind for this fire season.

Seventeen counties could be affected, PG&E said — including Napa and Sonoma.

With temperatures expected to peak at over 110 degrees Fahrenheit — about 20 to 25 degrees above normal — over the holiday weekend, vegetation dryness is already at critical levels across the region, increasing the chances that a blaze could spread quickly, if ignited. Combined with hot, dry winds, this could spell trouble.

The National Weather Service has forecast a potential offshore wind event — essentially, strong winds — beginning late Monday evening and lasting through Wednesday morning, impacting the interior of northern California, the North Bay Mountains and southern California, in particular.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/PG-E-could-shut-off-power-Tuesday-and-Wednesday-15545739.php

High winds ... shit.

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PG&E could shut off power Monday and Tuesday in parts of Bay Area as fire threat looms (Original Post) Auggie Sep 2020 OP
also the eastern foothils too also particulary tuolumne county. AllaN01Bear Sep 2020 #1
Thanks for the heads-up ailsagirl Sep 2020 #2

AllaN01Bear

(17,422 posts)
1. also the eastern foothils too also particulary tuolumne county.
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 12:32 PM
Sep 2020

seems like we are on the edge of this . i live in a zone 50 area , but dosent seem to matter much.
i live in a elderly apartment complex and adventist health hospital is a mile away from me . hem

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