History and the lnu complex the third. Add in the czu complex and the fires burned nearly 732,000 acres combined. There are 560 wildfires burning throughout the state, many sparked by lightning. At least 965 structures destroyed, many of them homes. Heres a quk look at how widespread these fire zones are. The north bay, primarily in napa and sonoma counties and spread out among lake county. The scu complex aparts santa clara and costa con thtra counts and the possible threat of new thunderstorms is a main concern right now for firefighters. Good morning,l lisa. What can we expect . We have a red flag warning. The weather watch is elevated through 5 00. We have dense fog at the coast creating calm winds a. Layer of smoke among the fog at about 800 feet and looking still in the possibility of gusty winds and lightning threats as we go through the overnight hours tonight into monday morning. Air quality right now is poor, unhealthy. Perhaps having issues in livermore. You can see the red
Us. Im eric thomas. The scu complex is now the histthe czu complex and these fires have burned nearly here a wildfires burning in the state, many of them sparked by lightning. At least 965 structures have been destroyed, many of them are homes. Heres a quick look at where these fires are located. Te lnu complex is in the north bay primarily in napa and sonoma counties. The scu complex goes into santa clara, alameda and contra costa counties, and theres the czu in santa cruz and san mateo counties. The big concern for firefighters now, a red flag warning and the chance of more lightning tomorrow. Some communities arent taking any chances because of the weather the Alameda County sheriff today issued an evacuation warning for some unincorporated parts of the county. Where there are few exit routes. Abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma is here now with more on the red flag conditions. Drew . We are tracking the threat of not only thunderstorms with lightning thunderstorm but gusty winds. Tw
Into the middle to end of this week and well see for the weekend things starting to calm down but for San Francisco, we have some low 70stoday, and well drop it back to the 60s by tomorrow. Mike, youve been tracking a Traffic Alert and now a crash. Thats right. We got converted, kari to two Traffic Alerts, the second crash on the. He ininess lasoun is more significant. Highway 101, southbound 101 as you exit belmont down toward redwood city at britton avenue, a crash blocking two lanes. There may be a pedestrian involved, someone walking on the freeway. Were checking out the extent of injuries and duration theyll have. Its been called a Traffic Alert by chp because two lanes in the commute direction are blocked. El camino is a good option for you through the area and on the other side of the bay, the other Traffic Alert is westbound 580 at 35th, there are two lanes blocked there by a fourcar crash, watching for progress, speeds are starting to build off of the warren freeway. Back to y
Bridge toll plaza. A little bit more crowded and 5 01. Lets go to steve with todays weather. Thank you, sir. A band of High Pressure. How are you doing . Good to see you . Hope you had a good weekend . I did, indeed. I saw van morrison, very good. How about you . A good weekend, thank you, sir. Warm to hot today with temperatures upper 80s to near 90s for some. Cooling tomorrow and windy but cooler but high fire dangers and not nearly as warm as yesterday. The seabreeze kicks in and im going 84 for presidio. 80s for many, near 90s with a low coming in. That might induce cooling but not much of a breeze. 50s and 60s and upper 40s for some. In the city, 64, 63, cimmaron, 62. Oakland hills, 70 degrees with warm air aloft and a puff of easterly breeze coming through. Not strong in the east but Strong Enough so look for high clouds in the morning, 70s, 80s and 90s for some. Today is a spare the air day for the bay area, the 19th this season and it will be hot in many parts and it will hold
Morning highs and above average for everybody in this will be the warmest day of the were below on both. Moving up south to north, 40s, 50s and 60s and tomorrow, the warmest with low 50s for others. Mid50s around san jose and santa clara and the system will give higher clouds with sunrise giving higher clouds and then mostly sunny with a slight offshore breeze and a northerly or easterly breeze in place with warm temps. 70s, 80s and near 90. 6 02. We begin with the bridges, getting crowded. Right now, some slow traffic approaching the toll plaza, typical for 6 00 with metering lights on for about 45 minutes or so and there is a backup and no big problem on the bridges right now that we know of. We will watch the chp list. Its getting more crowded with the typical commute and this is a look at 880 and it doesnt look too slow in front of the coliseum an 880 south between 238 and hayward is a little bit slow and then it picks up for the drive through union city and fremont. You are not to