PG&E may cut power to 70,000 customers across 29 counties as Red Flag Warnings go up in Southern California; flash flooding in Oklahoma and Texas activates swiftwater rescue teams
I report that California presently endures the nation's most expansive fire weather setup, and Pacific Gas and Electric has notified roughly 70,000 customers that it may execute proactive public safety power shutoffs beginning Wednesday evening through Saturday afternoon. We observe that offshore Diablo winds are expected to peak Thursday across the northern and central Sierra and portions of the Bay Area, and the National Weather Service has upgraded fire weather watches to red flag warnings with sustained northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph, gusts to 40 to 50 mph, and minimum relative humidity…
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