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FOLSOM, Ca. – The California ISO extended its daily Flex-Alert into Thursday to stave off rolling blackouts as the state endures another day of brutal temperatures in the triple digits in some areas of California.
In a tweet the energy operator thanked California residents for avoiding blackout conditions by reducing power consumption on Wednesday:
Thank you, #CA. With your help, we made it through another day without rotating #poweroutages. Today’s #FlexAlert has concluded.
Western states are struggling through one of the hottest and longest September heat waves on record. Temperatures began soaring last week, and the National Weather Service warned that dangerous heat could continue through Friday, despite some slight moderation.
Nearly 54 million people were under heat warnings and advisories across the West as temperature records were shattered in many areas.
As California continues to grapple with the heat The National Weather Service Thursday forecast that Hurricane Kay, which is currently off the southern tip of Baja California, will impact southwest California Friday through Monday, bringing significant winds, seas, rain, and thunderstorms. The magnitude of those impacts are still uncertain.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said there is a chance the outer bands of the big storm could bring heavy rain — and possibly flash floods — to parts of scorched Southern California and southwestern Arizona on Friday night and Saturday.
The Associated Press reported that the Hurricane Center said Kay was centered about 85 miles (135 kilometers) west of Cabo San Lazaro early Thursday. Kay was moving north-northwest, up and just offshore from the Baja coast, at 14 mph (22 kph).
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Areas of Southern California are bracing for strong winds, heavy rain, and the likelihood of flooding associated with the stormfront
OXNARD – Tropical Storm Kay has reached Southern California and The National Hurricane Service is predicting the storm will dump “several months to a year’s worth of rain to a normally arid landscape” on Friday in Southern California.
The Center said “flash, urban, and small stream flooding is likely across Southern California beginning today, especially in and near the peninsular ranges. Flash, urban, and small stream flooding is possible beginning later today in Southwest Arizona.”
KABC 7 reported Kay came ashore as a hurricane but was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.
Initial forecasts indicated it would not reach Southern California until Saturday, but some spots in San Diego County and the southern most part of the Inland Empire started to see some showers Friday morning.
The bulk of the rain, which will at times be heavy, is now expected to arrive Friday night and continue through early Saturday morning. Mountain communities and other areas with burn scars should be prepared for significant flash flooding.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to stick around Saturday.
Ivory Small, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego, said the storm was expected to affect the San Diego County area with somewhat less strength than a tropical storm. While the eye would remain well offshore, he said winds would be comparable to a moderate Santa Ana and could be strong enough to down tree branches.
Around an inch of rain was forecast for the coast and upwards of four inches in the mountains, “which is a lot of rain for September,” he said. The storm could also begin lowering temperatures around San Diego, which has been under an excessive heat warning.
The last time a hurricane or tropical storm came close to Southern California was Nora in 1997, which entered the U.S. as a tropical storm near Yuma, Ariz., and also brought about an inch of rain to the San Diego area, Small said.
As the heat wave continues officials urge residents to pre-cool their homes during daylight hours to conserve afternoon/evening energy use
FOLSOM, Ca. – California ISO officials announced that another Flex Alert has been extended today, Sept. 7, from 4-9 p.m. as Wednesday is set to be another hot triple-digit day across the Golden State.
Reminder: A #FlexAlert has been extended to Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 4-9 p.m. pic.twitter.com/6PDx5MaY1o
The National Weather Service Los Angeles forecast noted that excessively hot conditions will continue through Friday over most of southwest California. High risk of heat illness for most people. High fire danger as well, use extreme caution with anything that could start a fire.
KTLA reported that Cal-Fire crews for a second consecutive night battled the deadly Fairview Fire burning in Hemet. The fire increased overnight from 4,500 acres to 5,000 acres, officials said during a Wednesday morning news conference.
Ground crews worked hard to box in the fire but containment of the blaze remained at 5%.
Two people killed trying to flee the fire Monday were found inside their vehicle, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Brandi Swan said.
“The identifies of those individuals cannot be released at this time because they cannot be positively identified based upon the condition in which they were found,” Swan said during the news conference.
A third victim, described only as an adult female, was found outside the vehicle with severe burns.
She was transported to a hospital and is expected to survive.
Officials believe all of the victims were related.
Statewide and localized Blackouts did not materialize Tuesday evening although officials said that the strain on the state’s power grid was immense. In a series of tweets, California Governor Gavin Newsom thanked Californians but urged power saving measures need to continue as the heat wave continues until at least Friday.
“Record-breaking temperatures. More demand on our energy grid than ever before. But we avoided emergency power outages tonight. We can do this. If we keep it up we can get through this unprecedented heatwave,” Newsom wrote in one tweet.
Thank you to everyone who saved power – coming together to keep the lights on for each other is the California way. But, we aren’t out of the woods yet. We will see continued extreme temps this week and if we rallied today, we can do it again. Sign up: https://t.co/j4p2wmoZob
An emergency alert text message sent to millions of cellphones Tuesday night proved crucial in helping avoid rolling blackouts during the worst of the grueling heat wave that has taxed the state’s power grid for more than a week, according to California officials.
Within minutes of the warning, which urged Californians to conserve energy, officials saw a significant drop in power use.
Office of Emergency Management Services issued a rare alert Tuesday evening, calling for Californians to immediately reduce their energy use
FOLSOM, Calif. – With electricity use spiking amid the searing heat, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Management Services issued a rare alert Tuesday evening, calling for Californians to immediately reduce their energy use to avoid blackouts.
“Emergency Alert: CAOES Conserve energy to protect public health and safety. Turn off nonessential power now,” the alert, which was sent to millions of mobile phones just before 6 p.m., read.
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) issued an Energy Emergency Alert effective as of 5:17 p.m. Tuesday, as the state’s electricity supplies run low in the face of record heat and demand. If necessary, the grid operator can now order rotating power outages to lower demand and stabilize the system.
In a press release the ISO noted:
As grid conditions worsened, energy supplies were determined to be insufficient to cover demand and reserves, and an EEA 3 was declared. Controlled power outages are now imminent or in process according to each utility’s emergency plan.
Tonight’s peak electricity demand is currently forecast at more than 52,000 megawatts (MW), a new historic all-time high for the grid, as the state endured the hottest day in this prolonged, record-breaking heat wave.
If needed, ISO could order utilities to begin rotating power outages to maintain stability of the electric grid. If that occurs, consumers should expect communications – either phone, text or email – from their utilities notifying them of outage areas and likely durations.
Rotating power outages, or small-scale, contained, controlled interruptions in power, can help maintain reliability and avoid cascading blackouts. When the ISO determines that supplies are not sufficient to meet demand, it can issue an EEA 3, and then if reserves are exhausted, it would order utilities to begin outages to bring demand back in line with available supplies.
Unplug as many things as you can. Set your thermostat to 78 or higher. Don’t start a load of laundry. As the heat wave continues to bake California and demand for electricity soars, energy officials are asking you to cut back and warning about potential power outages this evening.
That means now is a good time to prepare: Check your flashlight batteries, prep a no-cook meal, and break out your puzzles and board games. Here’s what else you can do before, during and after a power outage.
CALIFORNIA: We’re now in a Flex Alert. What does that mean? We all need to conserve as much energy as possible during this record breaking heatwave. Here’s what to do until 9pm tonight: – Set thermostats to 78 – Turn off unnecessary lights – Avoid using large appliances
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