Updated Aug. 30, 6:13 p.m.
Due to high fire-risk weather, PG&E shut off power to more than 8,500 customers early Wednesday morning in parts of seven counties, mostly on the western edge of the Sacramento Valley.
The counties that could be impacted are:
- Colusa: 531 customers
- Glenn: 365
- Lake: 50
- Napa: 8
- Shasta: 3,812
- Tehama: 3,249
- Yolo: 30
PG&E said that shortly before 2 a.m., it began to shut off power. Wednesday. As of 8:30 a.m., more than 8,500 PG&E customers were without power, according to poweroutage.us.
Winds calmed throughout the afternoon, and by 5 p.m. the utility issued a weather “all-clear,” saying it would begin the process of restoring electricity.
These shut-offs came as hot, dry and windy weather combined with exceptional drought conditions and dry vegetation in the region to create an increased risk for electrical systems to be damaged and fires to ignite. The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch from 11 p.m. Tuesday until 8 p.m. Wednesday.
This map is approximate, but PG&E also has an address lookup tool that will provide more exact information.
If you do fall within the blackout area, this does not mean that you will definitely lose power, just that you are within the area where PG&E may shut power off.
Here's how to prepare if you are located where power could be shut off.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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