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PG&E may cut power to 30 counties in NorCal for 'severe wind event, Alerts sent out at 4am for tomorrow
- Thread starter Squarehard
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PG&E fucking sucks and are incompetent as hell. 15-25 mph winds? Some lines must be hanging on by bubble gum.
I'm in the effected county but didn't get a text :x Guess I'm ok then? (darn was hoping to get out of work for a day...) The multi-day outage was worrying though, I figured it would only be a few hours-1 day :x Lucky for businesses that still have power, though!
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It's whoever number is on the account.
Might want to check your PG&E account too, as there are alerts there too if you got one.
Strange, I've previously had voice mails before saying technicians would be coming by to do their periodic meter checks, so my number should be the right one. Can't access the site right now, since it's currently down.
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Maybe they're just getting slammed so hard, lots of technical difficulties even, lol.
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Yeah, looks that way.
Website's getting hammered, but we just got the call. Checked and the map showed us getting hit, but address lookup said we weren't.
Guess we'll see, weird week coming up here
Guess we'll see, weird week coming up here
Partner just confirmed PGE telling Sonoma county the areas in-county that were outlined will get the power shut off at midnight tonight. Cell towers supposed to go 6-8 hours after so might wake up to no power and no phone.
Ouch, the no cell tower thing is a real kicker. Then again, I can imagine the bandwith of outage'd people using the towers will also be clogged :/
Just got a department email saying my area shouldn't be affected, but I still want to check and PG&E's site still doesn't fucking work. smol utility company /s
People freaking out on Twitter, justifiably. Backup medical batteries, fridges required to keep meds cool, other medical needs... 24 hr notice for a company's incompetence does suck to get these things in time. However, it is important to think of potential backups in case of emergencies (we do have earthquakes here, too) that would be a good idea to think about backups for future planning.
Yeah the outage map for Santa Rosa is divided N-S along the 101 pretty neatly except for a blob in the downtown business area that jumps the 101. Expect people to crowd the NW & SW parts of the city looking for a signal, ice, a bite to eat, place to work, etc..
Regardless of city, if you're in an area that happens to be close the edge of an outage map, expect things to be busier than usual in your neck of the woods.
McD's with a play area? It'll probably bore her after 10 minutes, though. Idk about 8 hours. Sorry :/
Thankfully, my office is in the "you will be spared" area, so at least I won't have to worry about that.
Oh man, looks like both work and home will not be impacted for me. Thanks for posting these, the PG&E is hot trash.
My work is going to be affected but we are still coming in despite all our work being on a computer lol. I'm going to be sitting in the dark for 8 hours I guess.
Phew, I'm in a safe spot. Hope that doesn't change. My work is right near the edge and said they will just close the building until power comes back on.
And cell towers going to go offline too? Can't imagine that will be good for crime.
And cell towers going to go offline too? Can't imagine that will be good for crime.
I've never understood this with some businesses. I guess you at least get paid? Hope you have something to do.
Stuff like fires are natural, and can help revitalize the planet life in the region. But when you toss in man-made fires (like PG and E) and the fact that many human settlements happen to be in the path and yeah, it can be a recipe for disaster (and has been!)
Yeah my friend's mom in Santa Rosa literally burned alive in the fire 2 years ago because she was trapped in her mobile home and couldn't get out. It's awful and PG&E was responsible.
Not sure if you saw this yet. Maybe your daughter might be changing her tune.
So they're shutting off the power for how long? Two days? The notice I got in the mail said 5 am to 7 am, but that was apparently for maintenance, not this.
Geeeeze that's awful :( I saw a video on Youtube from some Berkeley fire fighters called out there, and I was shocked at how fast it spread... Even professionals like them dealing with fires felt very... small considering the scope of the situation...
Awful situation, ESPECIALLY when you find out it was done by an electrical company, negligent campers, cig tossed out a car, etc...
As long as the wind is still a current weather event, and then it'll take a while to get it back online because they need to inspect every power line before sending power through it. San Jose's mayor said to prepare for "up to 7 days" without power. PG&E has been telling people the plan is to shut it down at 4am, but some cities have been telling their citizens midnight.
I'm bringing a portable charger and downloading like 10 movies tonight haha. That's all I can do I guess besides maybe scrub my desk.
I have never heard of a company preemptively cutting power because of a weather event.
Especially when it's just a wind event... with averages around 25mph
Especially when it's just a wind event... with averages around 25mph
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 507 AND 511...THE NORTH AND
EAST BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET.
* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY ACROSS HIGHER RIDGES
AND PEAKS.
* HUMIDITY...DAYTIME MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE TEENS AND
AS LOW AS THE SINGLE DIGITS BY THURSDAY. VERY POOR OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES...ONLY TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* HIGHEST THREAT...ALL PORTIONS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS
WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AREAS
OF GREATEST CONCERN MAY BE REFINED AS THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER.
THE TIME PERIOD OF GREATEST CONCERN IS LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
the whole situation has been a huge mess. Their website has been on and off for the whole day. It took me a few hours before I can confirm my area is not affected.
And they only upload the sheet to twitter just the last hour. I had to find a news article to take a look at the maps since I still can't access their website properly.
And they only upload the sheet to twitter just the last hour. I had to find a news article to take a look at the maps since I still can't access their website properly.
Severe weather inbound -> shutoff of power -> wait for severe weather to subside -> physically inspect every inch of line you shut off for any damages -> ??? WHAT IS TIME ??? -> power is restored.
Depending on the length of poor conditions, amount of wiring/cabling needed to be inspected, amount of workforce available, etc.. things could take quite a while. That's why they're out there saying be prepared for shutoff periods of up to 5 days.
Depending on the length of poor conditions, amount of wiring/cabling needed to be inspected, amount of workforce available, etc.. things could take quite a while. That's why they're out there saying be prepared for shutoff periods of up to 5 days.
Surprised more people aren't talking about this shitshow. Next few days are going to suck.
On a more interesting note, I think it'll be cool to see what California will look like from high in the sky at night when half of it is lit and the other half isn't.
On a more interesting note, I think it'll be cool to see what California will look like from high in the sky at night when half of it is lit and the other half isn't.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1OidI4ZEVLShjVB0PEvn-SpRexEE5YHRv&ll=37.43069457707743%2C-122.05587377796098&z=10&fbclid=IwAR0uaGlz0_Eqj4K09pzi-oeOpJLvMpO-KPaHqEVU59uDBkg77v5xeeTx4V8
If you're in the bay, click the map to see if you're affected
If you're in the bay, click the map to see if you're affected
the fine-text says "possible" cutoffs, it may or may not happen but those areas are the primary areas in focus for the planned shutdown.
Also worth noting for outside, but close to, the projected cutoff lines: don't trust it. These are the projected boundaries of outage. This afternoon PGE were reminding county staff where I'm at that it could very well be larger than that and so the general message ought to be that all people in cities and towns projected to experience power cutoffs should prepare for outage, regardless where their address puts them on the map.
Yeah, it's worth preparing in the next couple of hours, just in case. I got my Switch, phone, etc all charged up, plus the power banks. Food-wise I just stocked up this week, most of it I can eat quick.
For whatever reason Marin County affected areas aren't appearing on the map. It's mostly the forested & coastal areas (Bolinas, Muir Beach, and Stinson) but also includes Mill Valley & Sausalito.