As rain and snow move into California, emergency crews across the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) service area are ready to safely respond to possible storm-related outages.
Stormy weather that entered the area beginning Sunday is expected to bring widespread rain showers to much of the state and snow to some areas, potentially as low as at 2,500 feet, in Sierra Nevada. Another wave of gusty winds is expected along with moderate rain and heavy snow Tuesday morning, followed by the potential for thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Safety Crews and Equipment
In anticipation of widespread winter storm conditions, PG&E activated its Emergency Operations Center on Sunday, Nov. 6 and has positioned personnel and equipment to safely and quickly respond to potential weather-related outages.
In advance of the storm, PG&E’s vegetation management crews will be working to keep trees away from powerlines during the forecasted wet and windy weather to reduce the risk of outages caused by downed trees and other vegetation.
Adverse weather conditions are expected to peak on Tuesday as unstable air and moisture remain throughout Northern California causing widespread showers at lower elevations and snow in colder, higher elevation locations.
Wet and hazardous weather could linger into Wednesday in some locations ahead of mostly fair and dry conditions on Thursday. Although another, weaker system could bring more wet weather on the weekend.
PG&E’s meteorology team has developed a Storm Outage Prediction Model that incorporates real-time weather forecasts, historical data and system knowledge to predict where and when storm impacts will be most severe. This model enables the company to pre-stage crews and equipment as storms approach to enable rapid response to outages.
PG&E is urging its customers to take the necessary steps to be prepared and stay safe throughout the winter.
Safety Tips
Other tips can be found at pge.com/beprepared
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com/ and http://www.pge.com/about/newsroom/.
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