A cooling system set to arrive Monday evening will offset what the National Weather Service predicts will be record-breaking temperatures for this time of year.
Approximately 1,073 PG&E customers in Nevada County remained without power as of noon Monday, according to Megan McFarland, a spokesperson for the company.
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Crews were continuing to battle two massive wildfires in Northern California on Saturday, with more residents ordered to flee their homes.
The Dixie fire had burned 181,289 acres and was 14% contained as of Saturday, when it prompted a new wave of evacuations for residents in Plumas County. At least 16 structures had been destroyed, and more than 7,000 were threatened, authorities said.
The fire was burning to the northeast through everything from timber to grasses, all of which are unseasonably dry, said Capt. Mitch Matlow, public information officer for the fire.
“This is more like what we would typically see in the late fall, at the end of the fire season before the rains come,” Matlow said. “The fuels got drier earlier in the season, which leads to more erratic fire behavior.”
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Crews were continuing to battle two massive wildfires in Northern California on Saturday, with more residents ordered to flee their homes.
The Dixie fire had burned 181,289 acres and was 14% contained as of Saturday, when it prompted a new wave of evacuations for residents in Plumas County. At least 16 structures had been destroyed, and more than 7,000 were threatened, authorities said.
The fire was burning to the northeast through everything from timber to grasses, all of which are unseasonably dry, said Capt. Mitch Matlow, public information officer for the fire.
“This is more like what we would typically see in the late fall, at the end of the fire season before the rains come,” Matlow said. “The fuels got drier earlier in the season, which leads to more erratic fire behavior.”