[UPDATE 2:32 p.m.] Outage Expected to Impact 940,000 Customers in California, Says PG&E
This is a press release from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E):
Due to weather forecasts indicating potential for a historic wind event this weekend, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) confirmed it will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) affecting approximately 940,000 customers—an increase of about 90,000 from previous estimates—in portions of 36 counties. Widespread dry, hot and windy weather is expected to begin impacting the service area today between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. and through midday Monday.
As this weather system sweeps from north to south over a period of two to three days, PG&E customers across Northern and Central California will feel the effects of hot, dry winds at different times, which means outage times will vary as well.
Customers are encouraged to visit www.pge.com/eventmaps and use the address look up tool to confirm if they will be impacted by this PSPS event.
Power Will Be Turned Off in Phases
The PSPS will occur in six phases, times may change (earlier or later) dependent on weather. The first phase will begin about 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 26. Customer impacts will include these counties: Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, Sierra, Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama and Yuba.
The second phase will occur around 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, impacting customers in the following counties: Lake, Marin, Mendocino (south), Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo.
Phase three will begin about 5 p.m. Saturday, October 26, impacting customers in these counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Stanislaus.
Phase four will begin about 5 p.m. Saturday, October 26, impacting customers in these counties: Alpine, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne.
Phase five begin about 5 p.m. Saturday, October 26, impacting customers in these counties: Humboldt, Mendocino (north) and Trinity.
The sixth and final phase is scheduled to begin 10 a.m., Sunday, October 27, impacting customers in Kern County.
The power will be turned off to communities in stages, depending on local timing of the severe wind conditions.
OCTOBER 26 PSPS EVENT
The times below are estimates and may change (earlier or later) dependent on weather.
PHASE TIME/DATE COUNTIES 1 2 P.M. Saturday, Oct. 26 Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, Sierra, Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama, Yuba 2 4 P.M. Saturday, Oct. 26 Lake, Marin, Mendocino (south), Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo 3 5 P.M. Saturday, Oct. 26 Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus 4 5 P.M. Saturday, Oct. 26 Alpine, Calaveras, Mariposa, Tuolumne 5 5 P.M. Saturday, Oct. 26 Humboldt, Mendocino (north), Trinity 6 10 A.M. Sunday, Oct. 27 Kern “This wind event is forecast to be the most serious weather situation that Northern and Central California has experienced in recent memory. We understand the widespread impacts this Public Safety Power Shutoff will have across Northern and Central California. We would only take this decision for one reason – to help reduce catastrophic wildfire risk to our customers and communities. There is no compromising the safety of our customers, which is our most important responsibility,” said Michael Lewis, PG&E’s senior vice president of Electric Operations.
Customer Notifications and Impact
In most cases, the company has notified potentially impacted customers at 48 hours, 24 hours and just before the de-energization. However, customers not impacted by the PSPS, including those not within high fire-risk areas, may experience power outages due to PG&E equipment damaged during this major wind event. Those customers will not be notified in advance.
It is very possible customers may be affected by a power shutoff even though they are not experiencing extreme weather conditions in their specific location. This is because the electric system relies on power lines working together to provide electricity across cities, counties and regions.
The impacted counties, cities and communities are listed below. Customers can go to pge.com/pspsupdates to look up individual addresses to see if they are impacted by this event.
County Customers Cities or unincorporated areas with some customers potentially impacted Alameda Total: 57,002 Medical Baseline: 1,297
Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore
Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Sunol
Alpine Total: 66 Medical Baseline: 0
Bear Valley Amador Total: 19,909 Medical Baseline: 974
Amador City, Drytown, Fiddletown, Ione, Jackson, Martell, Pine Grove, Pioneer, Plymouth, River Pines, Sutter Creek, Volcano Butte Total: 19,151 Medical Baseline: 1,398
Bangor, Berry Creek, Brush Creek, Butte Meadows, Chico, Clipper Mills, Cohasset, Feather Falls, Forbestown, Forest Ranch, Magalia, Oroville, Palermo, Paradise, Rackerby, Stirling City, Yankee Hill Calaveras Total: 30,819 Medical Baseline: 1,398
Angels Camp, Arnold, Avery, Burson, Camp Connell, Campo Seco, Copperopolis, Dorrington, Douglas Flat, Glencoe, Hathaway Pines, Mokelumne Hill, Mountain Ranch, Murphys, Rail Road Flat, San Andreas, Sheep Ranch, Tamarack, Vallecito, Valley Springs, Wallace, West Point, White Pines, Wilseyville Colusa Total: 64 Medical Baseline: 2
Arbuckle, Maxwell, Sites, Williams Contra Costa Total: 48,058 Medical Baseline: 1,584
Alamo, Antioch, Brentwood, Byron, Canyon, Clayton, Concord, Crockett, Danville, Diablo, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Hercules, Kensington, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Port Costa, Richmond, Rodeo, San Pablo, San Ramon, Walnut Creek El Dorado Total: 56,643 Medical Baseline: 2,774
Cameron Park, Camino, Cold Springs, Coloma, Cool, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, El Dorado Hills, Fair Play, Garden Valley, Georgetown Greenwood, Grizzly Flats, Kelsey, Kyburz, Lotus, Mount Aukum, Omo Ranch, Pacific House, Pilot Hill, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Rescue, Shingle Springs, Somerset, Twin Bridges
Glenn
Total: 43 Medical Baseline: 2
Orland, Willows Humboldt Total: 66,870 Medical Baseline: 2,084
Alderpoint, Alton, Arcata, Bayside, Blocksburg, Blue Lake, Bridgeville, Carlotta, Eureka, Fernbridge, Ferndale, Fieldbrook, Fields, Landing, Fortuna, Garberville, Honeydew, Hoopa, Hydesville, Kneeland, Korbel, Loleta Manila, Mckinleyville, Miranda, Myers Flat, Orick, Orleans, Petrolia, Phillipsville, Redcrest, Redway, Rio Dell, Samoa, Scotia, Trinidad, Weitchpec, Weott, Whitehorn, Willow Creek
Kern Total: 839 Medical Baseline: 27
Arvin, Bakersfield, Lebec Lake Total: 37,441 Medical Baseline: 2,170
Clearlake, Clearlake Oaks, Clearlake Park, Cobb, Finley, Glenhaven, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Loch Lomond, Lower Lake, Lucerne, Middletown, Nice, Upper Lake, Witter Springs Marin Total: 118,535 Medical Baseline: 2,084
Belvedere, Bolinas, Corte Madera, Dillon Beach, Fairfax, Fallon, Forest Knolls, Greenbrae, Inverness, Kentfield, Lagunitas, Larkspur, Marshall, Mill Valley, Muir Beach, Nicasio, Novato, Olema, Point Reyes Station, Ross, San Anselmo, San Geronimo, San Quentin, San Rafael, Sausalito, Stinson Beach, Tiburon, Tomales, Woodacre Mariposa Total: 809 Medical Baseline: 42
Coulterville, Greeley Hill Mendocino Total: 38,433 Medical Baseline: 1,342
Albion, Boonville, Branscomb, Calpella, Caspar, Comptche, Covelo, Cummings, Dos Rios, Elk, Fort Bragg, Gualala, Hopland, Laytonville, Leggett, Little River, Manchester, Mendocino, Philo, Piercy, Point Arena, Potter Valley, Redwood Valley, Unincorporated Areas of Ukiah, Westport, Unincorporated Areas of Willits, Yorkville Monterey Total: 9,987 Medical Baseline: 251
Aromas, Greenfield, Gonzales, Salinas, Soledad Napa Total: 17,878 Medical Baseline: 498
American Canyon, Angwin, Calistoga, Deer Park, Lake Berryessa, Napa, Oakville, Pope Valley, Rutherford, St Helena, Yountville Nevada Total: 43,211 Medical Baseline: 1,822
Chicago Park, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Norden, North San Juan, Penn Valley, Rough And Ready, Smartsville, Soda Springs, Washington Placer Total: 31,277 Medical Baseline: 1,275
Alta, Applegate, Auburn, Baxter, Colfax, Emigrant Gap, Foresthill, Gold Run, Granite Bay, Lincoln, Loomis, Meadow Vista, Newcastle, Penryn, Sheridan, Weimar Plumas Total: 785 Medical Baseline: 6
Belden, La Porte, Quincy, Storrie, Twain San Benito Total: 1,369 Medical Baseline: 39
Hollister, Paicines, San Juan Bautista San Joaquin Total: 375 Medical Baseline: 5
Linden, Stockton San Mateo Total: 57,218 Medical Baseline: 1,158
Belmont, Burlingame, Daly City, El Granada, Emerald Hills, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, La Honda, Loma Mar, Montara, Moss Beach, Pacifica, Pescadero, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Gregorio, San Mateo, South San Francisco, Woodside, Unincorporated Communities in Southwest San Mateo County Santa Clara Total: 27,094 Medical Baseline: 823
Coyote, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Redwood Estates, San Jose, San Martin, Saratoga Santa Cruz Total: 44,942 Medical Baseline: 2,095
Aptos, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Brookdale, Capitola, Corralitos, Davenport, Felton, Freedom, La Selva Beach, Mount Hermon, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Soquel, Watsonville Shasta Total: 28,403 Medical Baseline: 1,659
Anderson, Bella Vista, Big Bend, Cottonwood, French Gulch, Igo, Lakehead, Millville, Montgomery Creek, Oak Run, Ono, Palo Cedro, Platina, Redding, Round Mountain, Shasta, Shasta Lake, Shingletown, Whiskeytown, Whitmore Sierra Total: 1,159 Medical Baseline: 14
Alleghany, Downieville, Goodyears Bar, Pike City, Sierra City Siskiyou Total: 51 Medical Baseline: 0
Somes Bar Solano Total: 25,524 Medical Baseline: 1,158
Fairfield, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo Sonoma Total: 95,647 Medical Baseline: 2,941
Annapolis, Bodega, Bodega Bay, Camp Meeker, Cazadero, Cloverdale, Cotati, Duncans Mills, Forestville, Freestone, Geyserville, Glen Ellen, Graton, Guerneville, Healdsburg, Jenner, Kenwood, Larkfield, Monte Rio, Occidental, Penngrove, Petaluma, Rio Nido, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Stewarts Point, Valley Ford, Villa Grande, Windsor Stanislaus Total: 163 Medical Baseline: 2
Knights Ferry, Oakdale, Patterson Tehama Total: 19,238 Medical Baseline: 1,218
Corning, Flournoy, Gerber, Los Molinos, Manton, Mill Creek, Mineral, Paskenta, Paynes Creek, Proberta, Red Bluff, Tehama, Vina Trinity Total: 1,046 Medical Baseline: 39
Burnt Ranch, Del Loma, Hawkins Bar, Platina, Salyer, Zenia Tuolumne Total: 33,776 Medical Baseline: 1,790
Big Oak Flat, Chinese Camp, Columbia, Groveland, Jamestown, Long Barn, Mi-Wuk Village, Pinecrest, Sonora, Soulsbyville, Strawberry, Tuolumne, Twain Harte Yolo Total: 530 Medical Baseline: 15
Brooks, Capay, Esparto, Guinda, Rumsey, Winters Yuba Total: 5,502 Medical Baseline: 313
Browns Valley, Brownsville, Camptonville, Challenge, Dobbins, Loma Rica, Marysville, Oregon House, Strawberry Valley, Wheatland Estimated Time of Restoration
Predictive data models indicate the weather event could be the most powerful to hit California in decades, with widespread dry northeast winds between 45-60 mph and peak gusts of 60-70 mph in the higher elevations.
Winds of this magnitude pose a higher risk of damage and sparks on the electric system and rapid wildfire spread. The fire risk is even higher because vegetation on the ground has been dried out by recent wind events.
Before restoring power, PG&E must inspect its equipment for damage and make any necessary repairs. That process cannot begin until the severe weather event has subsided.
Given the prolonged period during which the wind event will unfold, and the large number of power line miles that will need to be inspected before restoration, customers are being asked to prepare for an extended outage of at least two days once the severe weather has passed.
PG&E will work with state and local agencies to provide updated restoration timelines following the conclusion of the severe weather event.
Customer Resources
PG&E is opening 56 Community Resource Centers in areas where power will be shut off, and we are looking to add more. These centers will remain open in impacted areas throughout the PSPS to provide water, phone charging stations, air-conditioned seating for up to 100 people and restrooms. To view the current list, click here.
During the PSPS, customers in impacted areas will not be billed. PG&E has paused disconnection and collection activities in these areas.
Customers can visit pge.com/pspsupdates for more information.
How Customers Can Prepare
In addition, PG&E is asking customers to:
- Update your contact information by calling 1-866-743-6589. PG&E will use this information to alert customers through automated calls, texts, and emails, when possible, before and during a Public Safety Power Shutoff.
- Plan for medical needs like medications that require refrigeration or devices that need power.
- Identify backup charging methods for phones and keep hard copies of emergency numbers.
- Build or restock your emergency kit with flashlights, fresh batteries, first aid supplies and cash.
- Keep in mind family members who are elderly, younger children and pets.
- Learn more about wildfire risk and what to do before, during and after an emergency to keep your family safe at PG&E’s Safety Action Center.
While customers in high fire-threat areas are more likely to be affected by a Public Safety Power Shutoff event, any of PG&E’s more than five million electric customers could have their power shut off for safety because the energy system relies on power lines working together to provide electricity across cities, counties and regions.
UPDATE 2:32 p.m.: PG&E Now Saying Power Shutoff Not Til 7 p.m.
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Old saying: It is darkest before dawn
#Krakatoa
Hot dry winds?
When was there ever a hit wind in Humboldt?
It isn’t windy, their isn’t a single breeze.
There is here in the hills west of Miranda.
So the power will come back Monday morning?
The way I read it is that it depends on whether they have to repair any damage caused by the wind.
So whether or not there is damage from the weather…
#calizuela
#zoo
~except for this last time, 2 weeks ago, the power has been cut 3 times here in Carlotta, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
NOT Tuesdays. NO! NO!! 58 County Supervisor meetings happen. And, they all sing the same agenda … buy, buy, buy, sell, sell, sell, buy, buy, buy, sell, sell, sell, more, more more . . .
The gov. should declare a state of emergency for the regions effected, so businesses can get loans for the money they wil lose.
In this clip this women talked about this.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rrn7LocEZY
#Calexico
3.0 earthquake 12 miles from burnt ranch.
Anybody getting a weird feeling?
It doesn’t show up on the USGS earthquake map. Where did you get your info?
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/#%7B%22autoUpdate%22%3A%5B%22autoUpdate%22%5D%2C%22basemap%22%3A%22grayscale%22%2C%22feed%22%3A%221day_m25%22%2C%22listFormat%22%3A%22default%22%2C%22mapposition%22%3A%5B%5B37.85681677961766%2C-126.2126702070236%5D%2C%5B43.10836566084602%2C-115.66579520702362%5D%5D%2C%22overlays%22%3A%5B%22plates%22%5D%2C%22restrictListToMap%22%3A%5B%22restrictListToMap%22%5D%2C%22search%22%3Anull%2C%22sort%22%3A%22newest%22%2C%22timezone%22%3A%22utc%22%2C%22viewModes%22%3A%5B%22list%22%2C%22map%22%5D%2C%22event%22%3Anull%7D
Please report to your nearest FEMA camp. Only US citizens with federally recognized Real ID will be allowed to move in and out of the camp. All others will be detained until the emergency is declared as contained. We appreciate your patience and remember, if you see something, say something.
Extremely windy in Fortuna @ 16:00 hours.
Great source for weather updates hope this helps.
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FXUS66 KEKA 262156
AFDEKA
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Eureka CA
256 PM PDT Sat Oct 26 2019
.SYNOPSIS…Strong east-northeast winds will support critical fire
weather conditions across portions of southeast Humboldt, southern
Trinity, and interior Mendocino counties tonight through early
Monday morning. Otherwise, an upper ridge centered offshore will
favor mild and dry weather during the next seven days.
&&
.DISCUSSION…Forecast thinking is largely unchanged this afternoon
as a potent shortwave trough dives southward through the Cascades,
setting up a potentially significant wind event and subsequent
critical fire weather concerns to commence late this evening across
portions of northwest California.
Model cross sections and forecast soundings continue to support
mountain wave development along the lee slopes of ridges as the
shortwave moves south across the area tonight. Mountain wave
development would further augment synoptic scale east-
northeasterlies, resulting in peak gust potential from 60 to 80 mph.
This will be particularly true downwind of the higher ridges late
tonight into early Sunday morning. The High Wind Watch has thus been
upgraded to a warning across portions of southeast Humboldt,
southern Trinity, and interior Mendocino counties as model guidance
and observational trends continue to point to a high-end wind
event along area ridges. Critical fire weather conditions are
expected as well in association with the strong winds and a very
dry air mass in place across the region (see the fire weather
discussion located below for more information).
It should be noted that although breezy conditions are also
expected along the coast from this afternoon into this evening,
these winds will remain well below the warning level winds
expected along and downwind of some of the inland ridges. Coastal
winds will generally max out in the 15 to 25 mph range, perhaps
with some gusts to around 35 mph this evening.
Otherwise, no rain is expected during the next seven days due to
persistent upper-level ridging occurring in the vicinity of the West
Coast. In addition, mild afternoon conditions are expected through
next week, though morning temperatures near freezing may occur
across interior valleys as cold dry continental air drains south and
west across the area Saturday night and Sunday night. Due to the
expected winds, the coldest temperatures will mainly be confined to
the deepest valleys. Locations just inland from the Redwood Coast
will see nighttime temperatures drop into the upper 30s. Gradual
airmass modification/moderation is then expected to occur during
the remainder of next week.
Another trough dropping into the Great Basin next week will bring
the potential for another round of gustier winds in the
Tuesday/Wednesday time frame, however at this time winds look to
be significantly weaker than with this weekend`s event, with the
greater impacts displaced well to the south and east of NW
California.
CB/JMG/SEC
&&
.AVIATION…Low ceilings at the coast quickly dissipated this
morning and were replaced with widespread VFR conditions and strong,
gusty northwesterly winds along the coast. These winds are expected
to persist along the coast through this afternoon then significantly
weaken this evening. There is potential for marginal low level wind
shear along the coast this evening as the lowest level of the
atmosphere decouples from strong northeasterly winds present aloft.
However if it develops this threat should be short lived, as the
altitude of the nighttime inversion quickly increases later this
evening, pushing the northeasterly wind core aloft well above 2000
ft AGL. Conditions remain VFR across the interior for the next TAF
period, however LLWS is possible early tomorrow morning, dependent
on if the air in the lowest levels of interior valleys decouples as
well. /TDJ
&&
.MARINE…Satellite scatterometer wind data currently is showing
solid gale force winds present across the outer waters. These are
expected to peak in strength this afternoon before slowly weakening
overnight. Model guidance indicates localized gale force gusts
will also be possible downwind of Cape Mendocino and near Pt St
George inside 10nm, however the main threat will be large steep
hazardous seas propagating nearshore, generated from the stronger
wind cores offshore. Winds and seas will start to settle down on
Sunday, though steep northerly waves will probably persist in the
outer waters through the day as winds shift around to the east-
northeast. Otherwise, lighter winds and lower seas can be expected
over much of the forecast area early next week. /JT&TDJ
&&
.FIRE WEATHER…A midlevel shortwave trough is forecast to move
south across northern California tonight. As that occurs, a
strong area of surface high pressure will spread south over
northern California and the adjacent Great Basin. Intense east-
northeast flow at or above 50 kt will develop over ridges. In
addition, model forecast soundings indicate a stable layer will be
located near 3000 feet MSL. The combination of intense cross
barrier flow, a ridge top inversion, and a critical level
associated with flow reversal aloft with the mid-level shortwave
will favor the development of highly amplified mountain wave
structures supportive of peak wind gusts from 60 to 80 mph
downwind from higher ridges. In addition, northeast winds will
usher in a critically dry boundary layer airmass across northwest
California tonight through Sunday.
The combination of strong winds and low humidity values will
favor the potential for fast moving wildfires across areas of dry
fuels. The inherited Red Flag Warning remains in effect for
elevations above 1500 feet in southeast Humboldt, southern
Trinity, interior Mendocino, and northern Lake counties. In
addition, the Red Flag Warning start time has been changed to 10
PM Saturday based on the onset of strong ridgetop winds depicted
in hi-res model guidance.
JMG/SEC
&&
.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES…
CA…High Wind Warning from 10 PM this evening to midnight PDT Sunday
night for CAZ105>108-110-111-113.
Red Flag Warning from 10 PM this evening to 6 AM PDT Monday for
CAZ212-276-277-283.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS…Gale Warning until 9 AM PDT
Sunday for PZZ470-475.
Small Craft Advisory until 9 AM PDT Sunday for PZZ455.
Gale Warning until 4 AM PDT Sunday for PZZ450.
&&
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My daughter, her husband and my almost 2 year old grandson live in Clearlake. They have had no electric since Saturday, and no indication of when they can expect to get it back. I am unable to find any information other than their power is out, and there is no known date as to when it will be restored! I feel so bad for the people in Lake County, they have had little to no information, at least in Clearlake, as to when this will be over for the.
This is crazy – 5 days now no power- no response to when it will be restored – NOT A HAPPY CAMPER- you bet PGE will not charge us ….. in fact I need to turn in claim we need to know whats going on when to expect to have power restored so we can plan