According to PG&E, only one polling location is expected to be in the scope of the planned power shutdowns.
Election Day 2024 in the Bay Area and California will unfold against the backdrop of fierce winds, dangerous fire conditions and a planned power shutdown by PG&E, officials and forecasters said Monday.
All of which is gonna make for a far-from-ordinary weather day as people head to the polls. Similar conditions last month led to aThe weather service issued a red flag warning for critically dangerous fire conditions that goes into effect at 11 a.m. on Tuesday and extends until 7 a.m. on Thursday. The interior East Bay and central coastal areas, Peninsula, Santa Cruz and the city of San Francisco are included in the warning.
Winds blowing from the northwest and toward the ocean are expected to blow consistently between 20-30 mph, and the gusts could reach 50 mph, according to the weather service. The relative humidity during the daytime could be as low as 15%.So much so that PG&E late Sunday announced that it may cut power to 15,000 customers in 17 counties and three tribal area in a Public Safety Power Shutoff. The utility said the shutdowns would not begin before 7 p.m.
“The biggest peak for the winds is going to be Tuesday night into Wednesday,” Gass said. “But we think the winds will linger into Thursday, so we extended it just in case.”
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