Monday: Red flag warning in north and east bay, planned power shutoffs for Napa and Solano countiews
From Livermore to Napa Valley's high elevations, the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for parts of the North and East Bay that went into effect Sunday night. PG&E is also shutting off power for a small portion of Napa and Solano Counties early Monday morning to reduce the threat of wildfires. KTVU's Emma Goss reports.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - From Livermore to Napa Valley's high elevations, the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for parts of the North and East Bay that went into effect Sunday night.
Even though outages were expected by 5 a.m. Monday, PG&E's map didn't show any power off in the Bay Area as of 6 a.m. The only outages were in Lake and Yolo counties. Restoration was expected by 2 p.m.
The hills between Napa and Sonoma Counties are included in that red flag warning and are potentially the most fire-risk area to watch, according to Paul Lowenthal, the Santa Rosa Fire Department's assistant fire marshal.
Additionally, the city of Fairfield issued a Red Flag Closure for Rockville Hills Regional Park, Spyglass Open Space, and the Serpas Ranch/Rolling Hills Open Space. The closures are due to weather conditions posing high fire danger. The properties will be closed at all entry points until Tuesday at sunrise.
A few days of light showers across Sonoma County's lower elevations barely made a dent in the surrounding hills, which struggled to get even a tenth of an inch o rain over the past week.
"We had a lot of people that were very relieved that we finally received some significant wetting rains," Lowenthal said, noting that the relief was quickly replaced by concern.
"With high temperatures, low humidity and gusty winds, that just dries out a lot of that kind of progress we received for a really short period of time," Lowenthal said.
Spread across several city and county fire stations, 40 additional firefighters and 13 extra engines will remain on duty across Sonoma County until Monday night.
"We definitely don't pay attention to just what's happening in our community, we pay attention to what's happening around it," Lowenthal said, "to make sure that our community as a whole is better prepared."
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