Area and Northern California specifically the complex in the north bay and the scu conflicts in the east and south. The complex burning in southern san mateo and Santa Cruz County is at 71,000 acres and is 8 contained, almost 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. More than 100 structures have been destroyed and thousands more are threatened now. Smoke has caused the air quality to worsen significantly around the bay area part of mount diablo is hard to see through all the smoke and this is what it looks like at the san mateo bridge, you can see the smoke it almost looks like farm. The management district has expended the days through wednesday. We will take a look at how bad the conditions are and we have been in the bay area a long time. I dont think i can remember a time so bad. Its really bad thats why the air all the management district issued the alert not just for tomorrow or the day but wednesday and late night and Early Mornings we are seeing the inversion lowere
Valley and also right here through the sierra as well. Lets go ahead and zone in on these lightening striking. You can see over the past 30 minutes, we have seen 19 lightening strikes. So definitely things have started to pick up with this suddenly moisture push of some humidity and that instability. A closer look down here and you can see some light showers developing. It really hasnt been too heavy yet. And weve had some hit and miss showers over the bay area this evening. Another batch here moving toward hayward as we head to 11 31 tonight. We are expecting on and off lightening chances through tomorrow until 5 00 p. M. Monday. If we get some thunderstorms here, that could bring us isolated wind gusts of 30 miles an hour. And the other thing i want to get to is the air quality. It will stay unhealthy tomorrow. I went out for just five minutes tonight and, you know, you can feel your throat burning, your eyes are watery. It is the worst of worst conditions were dealing with right now
Numerous strikes in the Central Valley and also right here through the sierra as well. Lets go ahead and zone in on everyone anxiously watching the weather as the entire town of these lightening striking. 27,000 people have been under you can see over the past 30 either an Evacuation Order or minutes, we have seen 19 warning because of the wall lightening strikes. Bridge fire up there. So definitely things have most of the orders were given to started to pick up with this People Living west of 101. Suddenly moisture push of some they have since then downgraded humidity and that instability. To warnings. A closer look down here and you thats fire marching towards can see some light showers developing. It really hasnt been too heavy them. The lightening is the hard part because all of this started from likening strikes that yet. And weve had some hit and miss happened last sunday. Showers over the bay area this people are in a catch 22. Of course they would love some evening. Another bat
Is 22 contained. Thats a very large size. Sadly at least five people have died in that fire. More than 5,000 homes have been cal fire has six Incident Management Teams that are destroyed. The scu lightning complex fire staffed on a rotational basis is one of the largest gro 347,0 yearround. All six cal fire Incident Management Teams have been and is 10 contained deployed statewide. It spans seven counties in addition to that our federal partners also have incident including contra costa county, ala media, santa clara, san management teams that have been deployed throughout california. So everyone is working actively joaquin and stanislaus. To put these fires out as and we want to get you caught up on the czu august lightning quickly as we can. Complex fire thats burning in i want to remind everyone its the san mateo, Santa Cruz County border area. August. Fire season lasts many months. And it has scorched 78,000 acres and typically weve had fires in and is 13 contained. October. We hav
Department said they were following up on several reports of missing people in the fire zones. More than 77,000 other people are still evacuated from their homes. They are spread out around the county. Jesse gary joins us from one of the Evacuation Centers at cabrio college. Jesse . Reporter frank, good afternoon to you. To a man, woman, and child, there is one fourletter word that carries with it a combination of hope, anticipation, and frustration. That word is home. For the evacuation people here with a destination, a universal destination that is cloaked in questions and uncertainty. Is it ever gonna end . You know, i want to go home. Reporter Boulder Creek evacuee Barbara Andrews echos sentiments shared many of the people chased from their homes by the czu mega fire. Santa cruz county has set up near lay dozen evacuation sites for families, their pets, and their animals. Since that first night, weve expanded considerably. Weve gotten a lot of good infrastructure going on here. Wer