COUNTY — The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for much of San Diego County on Monday and runs until 6 p.m. Wednesday as threats of wildfires remain high.
Santa Ana winds are also a cause of the warning, along with low humidity and dry vegetation, the weather service said in an announcement. San Diego Gas & Electric also sent a notice to customers and initiated public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) on Thursday as a precaution.
In a press release, SDG&E said the company may need to enact another PSPS 54,937 customers as early as Monday as a measure of “last resort to reduce wildfire risk.” SDG&E conducted a PSPS for more than 64,000 customers last week due to fire threats.
“Our region is experiencing elevated wildfire conditions and the driest start to the rainy season in San Diego County in the past 174 years,” the company said in a press release, and reiterated by Sebastian Westerlink, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego.
Westerlink said just 0.14 inches of rain have been accumulated since Oct. 1, the start of the rainy season.
