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Red Flag Warning Issued for Parts of Bay Area Due to Gusty Winds, Dry Conditions
Forecasters issued a red flag warning for Sunday night through Tuesday evening, when gusty north winds and dry conditions are in store for parts of the Bay Area. Kari Hall and Bob Redell report.
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Firefighters Concerned About Fire Danger in East Bay Hills
Bay Area firefighters are concerned over the red flag warnings starting so early in the season, and are especially worried about dry conditions in areas like the East Bay hills.
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Forecast: Off-and-On Rain Continues Wednesday
After widespread rain soaked the Bay Area Tuesday, more wet weather is in store Wednesday — this time in the form of scattered showers.
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First Significant Fall Storm Soaks the Bay Area
The first significant storm system of the season made its way across the Bay Area Tuesday, soaking the region with much-needed rain but also triggering a host of hazards, ranging from high winds to powerful waves.
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PG&E Restoring Power to Thousands Across Northern California
Pacific Gas & Electric began restoring power Thursday to some of the 120,000 people it intentionally blacked out to ease the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
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PG&E Removes More Areas From Midweek Power Shutoff
PG&E continues to downsize the scope of its latest round of proactive power shutoffs as weather conditions improved Wednesday.
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PG&E Downsizes Power Shutoff Plan, Removes Several Bay Area Counties
PG&E has downsized its power shutoff plan that was set to impact more than 300,000 customers across 25 counties in Northern California.
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PG&E Customers in 8 Bay Area Counties Could Lose Power During Possible Midweek Shutoff
PG&E is monitoring a potentially strong wind event in the forecast for Wednesday that could prompt another Public Safety Power Shutoff in parts of the Bay Area and other regions of Northern California.
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Berkeley Prepares for High Fire Danger
Last week, Berkeley’s City Council passed a resolution to make fire safety a top priority. Although Alameda County is not part of the PG&E public safety shutoff area that will potentially be affected this week, it’s still issuing a red flag warning beginning Wednesday at noon. The warning for the East Bay hills will stay in effect until Thursday at...
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Dry, Windy Conditions Elevate Potential for More PG&E Power Shutoffs This Week
High winds and dry conditions have weather officials warning of a possible increased risk of wildfires in the Bay Area this week, and those very conditions have PG&E monitoring the potential for more power shutoffs later in the week.
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PG&E Nears Restoring Power to All Impacted Customers After Historic Shutoffs Across Bay Area
PG&E late Friday was nearing completion of restoring electricity to hundreds of thousands of Northern and Central California customers who have been in the dark since earlier this week when the utility deliberately cut power in some areas because of high fire danger.
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Historic Power Shutoffs Continue in the Bay Area
The second round of PG&E’s planned power shutoffs have begun in the East Bay, South Bay and Santa Cruz and the process will continue through midnight, the utility confirmed.
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California Faces Historic Power Outage Due to Fire Danger
PG&E has started to proactively turn off power to roughly 800,000 customers in parts of several Bay Area counties and across much of Northern and Central California due to heightened fire danger.
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PG&E Could Cut Power in 7 Bay Area Counties Due to Fire Danger
PG&E could turn off power in parts of several Bay Area counties and across much of Northern, Central and coastal California Wednesday due to elevated fire danger, the utility announced Monday.
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Bay Area Faces Sizzling Temperatures, High Fire Danger
Scorching temperatures, gusty winds and dry conditions have forced Bay Area weather officials to issue a red flag warning and heat advisory through the middle of the week. Jeff Ranieri and Ali Wolf report.
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Bay Area Faces Sizzling Temperatures, High Fire Danger
Scorching temperatures, gusty winds and dry conditions have forced Bay Area weather officials to issue a red flag warning and heat advisory through the middle of the week.
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Fire Danger Upgraded to Red Flag Warning for North and East Bay Hills
High temperatures, low humidity and offshore winds have prompted a red flag fire danger warning for the North and East Bay hills and the Diablo Range from Monday night through early Wednesday, the National Weather Service said Sunday afternoon.
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Weather Service Issues Fire Weather Watch Starting Monday Night
Warmer temperatures in the forecast have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a fire weather watch starting Monday night for the North and East Bay hills and higher elevations in the Diablo Range.
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Winter Wonderland! Snow Makes Rare Return to the Bay Area
After making a spectacular return to the Bay Area on Monday, snow continued to fall on peaks across the region during the early hours of Tuesday, leaving the terrain coated in a blanket of shimmering white.