can t rule out severe weather with hail and some the potential for heavy rainfall. michael, threat not completely over. but it s been diminished somewhat. amazing. karen, thanks so much. appreciate it. now in the western u.s. meanwhile, wild fires prompting air quality alerts in parts of new mexico. officials say there are at least five active large fires burning across the state. scorching more than 150,000 acres. several counties are now under mandatory evacuation orders. and some parts had power shut off. i m michael holmes. thanks for spending part of your day with me. we ll go back to ukraine in just a moment. at cnn breaking news coverage continues. i ll see you after the break.
SoCal Edison considers power shutoffs in Santa Barbara County due to elevated fire risk
SoCal Edison
and last updated 2021-06-14 02:50:21-04
Thousands of residents in Santa Barbara County could have their power shut off this week due to elevated fire risk.
Southern California Edison is considering a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in Lompoc, Gaviota, Goleta, Santa Barbara and Montecito.
According to the utility company PSPS outage map, about 5,100 customers are under a PSPS consideration.
A PSPS is issued when elevated weather conditions have the likelihood of sparking vegetation or other items to be blown into power lines possibly creating a wildfire.