Digits, are motivating many to okay. San francisco fire said that 8 bay area, with little relief in change normal routines, like shortening a typical extended swimmers were rescued today walk. I was just going to trial to near ocean beach. They are reminding people to be take, like, a 15minute walk, careful while swimming in the because normally we go for a water. Long like a long hike. Well, a large scale reporter meteorologists sight. Say the bay area normally sees pandemic assistance fraud ring good evening, im cristina rendon. We want to let you know that was scored by authorities temperature spikes of about operating out of the san mateo three days before cooling off, these Power Outages that are but this wave is expected to happening in the bay area are county main jail. Not part of planned outages or last about a week, with a authorities began investigating in july afterrish mates at the rolling blackouts. Strain on utilities, rolling we understand that the orange mcguire correc
Increase of fire danger keeping utility leaders on alert in case they need to take action to lessen the chance of a possible wildfire outbreak we have Team Coverage tonight noelle bellow has more on kauai essos announcement on not turning off the power today. Dan thorn has reaction from are in moran breathing a sigh of relief but first a red flag warning will go into effect at 11 oclock tonight and last until tomorrow morning at 11 across the bay area monterey and san benito counties are already in a red flag warning a major concern fastmoving storms that could lead to a risk of dry lightning which could start wildfire for more on the red flag warning in the continued heat wave want to check in with our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow lauren yes certainly been hot enough around the bay area so weve had the record heat the last couple of really were primed. In fire conditions unfortunately now were start looking a little subtropical moisture begin to wrap around that big dome of Hig
Under a microclimate weather alert. Take a live look at walnut creek. Temperatures there topped 100 degrees today. A lot of places in the bay area did. Its still in the 80s right there, right now. Reporter as soon as the sun set in San Francisco, the heat dissipated, making for a much more comfortable evening. The bay area is resting a bit more easy tonight because rolling blackouts did not affect people here. Instead, monterey, santa cruz, and san joaquin counties had their lights go out. More than 200,000 customers affected. It all came as a surprise. Cal iso, which controls the state power grid, said there would not be a repeat of friday night, the first rolling blackouts since 2001. Then a short time later, pg e said it was told to begin the blackouts. Most of the power has now since been restored. Rolling blackouts in the the next few days, and with western states suf grid is being taxed. We rely on imports from other states to help us meet our energy demand, especially in the lat
About to collide with coronavirus overwhelming hospitals. Thank you so much for joining us here tonight on kron 4 news at 5 im Justine Waldman and we have lots of news to get to tonight. Well start with the wildfires that are still burning around the bay area and threatening thousands of homes. The czu lightning complex fires have now burned more than 80,000 acres in the mountains of santa cruz and san mateo counties more than 500 structures have been destroyed 51 damaged. One person has died. Containment did go up slightly overnight us now at 19 . Many structures are still threatened and there are several Evacuation Orders in place and for more right now we go to kron fours rob fladeboe he joins us now live from felton which is about 7 miles from santa cruz. He has the very latest on the firefight good evening drop. Good evening just seen thats right out here in the Santa Cruz Mountains once again firefighters are quite literally a fighting fire with fire as you say i am here in felto
We also have late word tonight about damage. Cal fire says the bay areas three big fires have burned more than half 1 million acres and destroyed more than 500 structures. The lnu is the secondlargest wildfire in california history, it stretches across five counties and has burned more than 300,000 acres. The good news committed 15 contained. We also learned tonight 480 structures have been destroyed in this fire. The czu fires have burned more than 57,000 acres. Containment is up from 0 percent to 2 . 95 to structures have been destroyed and another 2000 are threatened. And the fire in alameda and santa clara has scorched 275,000 acres and firefighters is a it is 10 contained. Five structures have been destroyed. Team coverage of the fires, we have more on the progress being made in Sonoma County. We also have more on what is happening in santa cruz. First, we taketh our meteorologist with a look at the Current Conditions for firefighters. And fully the moisture levels have been comin