Power was shut off as a precautionary measure in wind-prone areas of Southern California as the first significant Santa Ana winds of the season descended on the…
Power was shut off as a precautionary measure in some wind-prone areas of Southern California as the first significant Santa Ana winds of the season descended on the region.. The planned shutoffs allow power to be cut in areas where strong winds could damage electrical lines and spark fast-moving wildfires.According to SCE, roughly 170,00 of the utility's 5 million customers were being notified that they are within areas that could potentially be impacted by the power cuts.
REMEMBER: If you see a downed power line, stay at least 100 feet away. Don't attempt to remove it. Call 911.Shutoffs also were being considered for about 27,000 customers in Riverside County, 28,200 customers in San Bernardino County and 43,700 customers in Ventura County.SCE might activate a shutoff for virtually all circuits in Calabasas due to the strong winds, and Malibu officials said SCE started a PSPS on the Serra, Cuthbert and Nicholas circuits.
"This is a DANGEROUS situation," the National Weather Service said."Residents in high fire danger areas should PREPARE NOW if called to evacuate." Santa Ana winds occur in the fall and continue through winter, contributing to some of the region's worst wildfires. The"By the time we get into Sunday morning, 10 a.m., we've got our classic Santa Ana wind here," said NBC4 forecaster David Biggar."We'll continue to see these winds throughout the entire day for Sunday.
RED FLAG WARNING has been issued for early Sunday morning - Monday night for parts of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties due to critical fire danger."By 6 p.m., it is still very gust across the Inland Empire. We'll start to see the wind gusts let up just a touch by Monday."to Redding and Fortuna counties is under a more severe red flag warning.
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