Fuel to an already historic fire season. We do have Team Coverage. Of the fire danger and also the potential for power shutoffs for so many pg e customers across the bay area, well start now with our meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez shes in the Weather Center were tracking. The latest weather conditions for us for sunday. Were really worried about the a presa yeah and we definitely should be just stayed in jonathan, especially when we see sustained winds 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour our valleys could actually see gusts upwards of 55 Miles Per Hour even throughout the coast as well with the strongest gusty as winds. No surprise our highest peaks, north bay mountains east bay hills and diablo range. Could see near category one Hurricane Force winds at around 70 Miles Per Hour on the eve of the oneyear anniversary of the kincade fire. So prime fire season, a peak of high fire season here in the bay area. Thats when the wind advisory going into effect for everyone in the bay area sunday afternoo
Wildfires. Now at 10 oclock the bay area and Northern California just hours away from seeing potential Hurricane Force winds. The threat now causing extreme fire danger. And another round of power shut offs from pg and e thats where we begin this saturday night at 10 oclock here on kron 4 news. Thanks so much for joining us. Im Jonathan Mccall and im justine waldman. It is dry, theres very low humidity and the winds are going to whip that adding even more fuel to an already historic fire season. We have Team Coverage tonight on the fire danger and the power shut offs will start with meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez whos standing by with the latest on the fire danger this weekend. Yeah thats right just cnn jonathan all eyes will be not just on our hills but also our valleys and coast. Everyone in the bay area will be impacted by this upcoming wind storm and we do have a wind advisory going into effect sunday afternoon through monday morning most of us will see sustained winds at 20 to 35
We have Team Coverage on the fire danger and the power shut off tonight. Well start with kron fours dan thorn, hes live for us now in berkeley with more on the warning thats gone up for people to evacuate. Thats right just seen the high fire danger and the potential power shut offs here in berkeley. Our focus primarily on the area east of claremont and also on panorama kill but people all across the greater east bay are also getting themselves prepared in case they to lose power. As extreme fire danger threatens areas across the east bay, including the Berkeley Hills residents are getting prepared. We have go backs. People turned out bags with maybe theyre important couple important and you need extra classes, you met him over there for mary and fred been remembers the 1991 firestorm and hopes sundays wind event doesnt get out of control city officials are asking people to consider evacuating from the hills preemptively warning of potential wild fires and blocked roads we want folks to
Development department promises it is listening thank you for joining us at 10, im pam moore and im ken wayne kron fours dan thorn talks with the edd tonight to learn more about what theyre doing to help people he joins us now live in the city with more dan. Well ken and pam this has been really frustrating time for people across the bay area and in the state of california the edd says that they are working on employment recovery efforts, including cutting down on frustrating wait times for people and right now theyre just asking people to help them help you. The covid19 pandemic and shelterinplace orders are forcing california into unprecedented unemployment numbers in february the state was at a record low of just under 4 . Now 2 and a half months later its a much different story know want to plan for the anti avalanche that we got it will probably going to be looking at a record high Unemployment Rate henri levy with the Employment Development department or edd says theyve been deal