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San Francisco: Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heatwave blanketed the West, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas. Death Valley in southeastern California’s Mojave Desert reached 53 Celsius on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service’s reading at Furnace Creek. The shockingly high temperature was actually lower than the previous day, when the location reached 54C. If confir...

Flex Alert Sonora, CA–California’s Independent System Operator has issued a statewide Flex Alert for Friday from the hours of 4 pm till 9 pm. This is in anticipation of high power demand as triple-digit temperatures are a factor in a large part of the Golden State. Officials are a...

By Rebekah Gonzalez Photo: Getty Images California has issued a statewide Flex Alert for Friday, July 9. The alert will be in effect from 4:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) issued the alert due to the extreme heat and high demand across the state. NBC7, Flex Alerts are issued when the electricity grid is overworked due to high temperatures. ISO says its a voluntary call on residents to conserve electricity. "Such conservation would help ease the strain on...

California grid operator extends Flex Alert through Saturday Published  article FOLSOM, Calif. - As Californias latest heat wave persists through Friday evening and into the weekend, the California Independent System Operator -- or Cal ISO -- has announced that it is extending a statewide Flex Alert for a second day as extreme heat in the Golden State and a growing wildfire in southern Oregon threatening transmission lines continue to strain the states electric grid. The Flex Alert is now ext...

Everyone’s keeping a close eye on temperatures as they just keep going up. It topped 100 Thursday, even hotter Friday, and possibly over 110 Saturday in Brentwood. When the California ISO calls for a Flex Alert it means all Californians can jump in to help prevent power interruptions. Heres what you can do. Many turned to neighborhood splash pads for relief. “Brought the girls out to get wet and cool down really,” said Femi Omolaya of Brentwood. Her family didn’t experience heat...

Sonora Triple Digit Heat Sacramento, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an emergency proclamation to free up additional energy capacity amid extreme triple-digit temperatures across California. Newsom also noted that the Bootleg Fire in Southern-Central Oregon is currently thre...

Heat, wind spur California fire; evacuation hits Nevada area Associated Press Updated:  Tags:  Full Screen1 / 7 Firefighters monitor the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, as it burns at Frenchman Lake in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Thursday, July 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) BECKWOURTH, Calif. – A California wildfire that closed nearly 200 square miles of forest forced evacuations across state lines into Nevada on Friday as winds and scorching, dry weather drove fla...

Hot and humid ahead of an even hotter weekend Published Hot and humid ahead of an even hotter weekend A Flex Alert was issued for today calling for the conservation of electricity between the hours of 4:00 - 10:00 p.m. Another one will be in place on Saturday. Keep these tips in mind to maintain a cooler temperature in your home while bumping the air conditioner up to at least 78°. A drizzle this morning was a nice start to what turned into a hot and humid d...

By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Managing Editor | @magnoli July 9, 2021 | 1:16 p.m. A weekend heat wave will hit inland areas of the Central Coast, and the National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings for the Cuyama Valley and northern San Luis Obispo County, including Atascadero and Paso Robles. Temperatures up to 113 degrees were expected, according to the warnings, which were in effect through 9 p.m. Monday. Coastal Santa Barbara County will have weekend highs in the 80s, accord...

Surging California wildfire prompts Nevada evacuations © Provided by Associated Press Firefighter Kyle Jacobson monitors the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, burning in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Friday, July 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) BECKWOURTH, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire exploding through bone-dry timber prompted Nevada authorities to evacuate a border-area community as flames leapt on ridgetops of nearby mountains. The Beckwourth Complex �...