Red Flag Warning Issued for Much of Northern California, PG&E Could Shut Off Power

The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning which is set to begin around 1:00 pm Monday and run through mid-Wednesday. This will mean the level of fire danger is high.

According to the National Weather Service, building high pressure will result in gusty north to east wind developing Monday and persisting into Wednesday. Combined with warming temperatures and lowering humidity, this will result in critical fire weather conditions across portions of Interior Northern California.

PG&E has already stated it is preparing to shut off power if needed beginning in the evening hours of Sept. 23.  Power will remain off until weather conditions improve and it is safe to restore service. Please note that outages could last for multiple days.

The potential Public Safety Power Shutoff could affect about 124,000 customers in the following communities:

• Butte county: 22,920 (including 1,775 medical baseline customers)
• EL Dorado county: 3,640 (including 184 medical baseline customers)
• Lake county: 12,840 (including 796 medical baseline customers)
• Napa county: 10,500 (including 228 medical baseline customers)
• Nevada county: 12,950 (including 642 medical baseline customers)
• Placer county: 22,180 (including 932 medical baseline customers)
• Sonoma county: 33,500 (including 1,043 medical baseline customers)
• Sutter county: 230 (including 4 medical baseline customers)
• Yuba county: 5,240 (including 333 medical baseline customers)

If you live in these communities, PG&E will attempt to contact you via telephone, text and email.