A Public Safety Power Shutoff that had been "likely" is now officially happening.
These are staggered outages, mostly in the North Bay and some in the East Bay. "It does not all start at once," PG&E Spokesperson Tamar Sarkessian told KCBS Radio late Tuesday.
About 7,000 people in the Bay Area will have their power cut late Tuesday – about 4,000 customers in Napa County, 1,600 customers in Sonoma County and 1,000 customers in Solano County.
The first outages took place at 6 p.m.
Alameda and Contra Costa counties have a handful of residents who are also affected. Those outages are expected at 10 p.m.
Thirteen other California counties will see PSPS events, with most of the shutoffs concentrated in wildfire-ravaged Butte and Shasta counties. In all, an estimated 51,000 customers will have their power turned off, PG&E said.
Click here to see if your ZIP code is impacted.
The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning from 11 p.m. Tuesday through 3 p.m. Wednesday due to windy conditions. Northward winds could swirl as fast as 55 miles per hour at the highest elevations, peaking early Wednesday morning and creating dangerous fire-friendly weather.
Mountains located in northeast Napa remain under the highest threat, meteorologists said. There is "minimal risk" for coastal Sonoma and Marin counties and the Santa Clara Mountains.
Once the weather clears on Wednesday, PG&E crews give themselves 24 hours to get the lights back on.
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