Record-Breaking Streak of Spare The Air Alerts Continues
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced Monday that it's extending its Spare The Air alert through Wednesday, making a record-breaking 23-day alert.
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced Monday that it's extending its Spare The Air alert through Wednesday, making a record-breaking 23-day alert.
A high pressure stalled over Nevada Thursday, triggering the threat of soaring weekend temperatures in the wildfire-ravaged areas of the South Bay over the Labor Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service canceled a red flag warning Monday for the San Francisco and Monterey bay areas as the broad scale threat of lightning passed the region.
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) declared a statewide Stage 3 power emergency Friday evening as excessive heat drove up electricity use and set records across the Bay Area, forcing rolling blackouts across the state until the power grid stabilized.
The National Weather Service said the Bay Area will experience a prolonged heat wave from this weekend through the middle of next week, and has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for inland areas in the East Bay and South Bay.
The large smoke plume from the 11,000-acre Mineral Fire burning near Coalinga began drifting into the San Francisco Bay Area early Wednesday.
Restrictions on public recreation areas in Marin County have been put into effect during the red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service for elevations of 1,000 feet or more from 10 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday.
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for the Bay Area starting on Memorial Day and extending through much of next week.
The National Weather Service has issued a Beach Hazards Statement from coastal Sonoma County to coastal Monterey as an intense period of swells approaches the Bay Area this week.
Midnight closed out the first rain-free February in San Francisco since the Civil War, according to the National Weather Service.
A high pressure system remained stalled off the Northern California coast Tuesday, locking the region into a dry spell that reached 27 consecutive days without rain and edged the region toward a record set during the Civil War.
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind advisory from 7 p.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Monday, warning that downed trees and power lines are possible.
The National Weather Service has extended a warning about heavy surf, sneaker waves and riptides affecting coastal communities from Sonoma to Monterey Counties until 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a series of winter weather advisories up and down the Sierra's eastern front as a series of storms make their way into the region.
A high surf advisory and warning for sneaker waves and rip currents were issued for the Northern California coast and remain in effect through Wednesday night. Waves could be as high as 20 feet.
The National Weather Service has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for most of the Bay Area's coastline starting on New Year's Eve.
The Bay Area's first rainstorm of 2019 is expected to arrive just in time for the Thanksgiving Day holiday travel period and immediately after another dry wind event.
A red flag warning was in effect Saturday night through Monday morning for "dangerously strong offshore winds and critically low humidity," according to the National Weather Service. Residents were warned such conditions could cause "extreme fire behavior."
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the North Bay mountains and other parts of the Bay Area above 1,000 feet between 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday.
The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch starting Monday night for the North and East Bay hills and higher elevations in the Diablo Range.
A major winter storm has brought as much as 8 feet of snow at higher elevations to the Sierra Nevada along the California-Nevada line.
A forecast of more snow and intense winds in the Sierra Nevada mountains has prompted authorities to issue blizzard and avalanche warnings and say that conditions could become "life-threatening."
A winter storm front, packing torrential rains of as much as an inch an hour, triggered a flash flood watch for the Bay Area in advance of its arrival Friday.
The National Weather Service says mud and debris flows are possible in and around the town of Paradise through 9 p.m. Sunday.
The National Weather Service on Friday reported the Bay Area has reached 85 to 95 percent of normal rainfall for this point in the season.
