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San Clemente: National Weather Service Has Issued A Red Flag Warning
The National Weather Service also issued a High Wind Watch for these same areas, for potentially damaging winds.
December 01, 2020
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning in effect for San Diego County Valleys and Mountains and Inland Orange County, from Wednesday, December 2, at 6:00 p.m. through Saturday, December 5, at 10:00 p.m. The National Weather Service also issued a High Wind Watch for these same areas, for potentially damaging winds. Winds may start to pick up as early as Wednesday, or they may hold off until Thursday, these high fire weather risk conditions could affect the power lines serving local communities.
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SDG&E plans to activate its Emergency Operations Center to monitor high fire risk weather conditions which may force SDG&E to shut off power to reduce the risk of wildfire. The following communities may be impacted:
- Aguanga
- Alpine
- Boulevard
- Barona Reservation
- Campo
- Campo Reservation
- Chula Vista
- Descanso
- Encinitas (Olivenhain)
- El Cajon
- Escondido
- Ewiiaapaayp Reservation
- Fallbrook
- Jacumba
- Jamul
- Jamul Reservation
- Julian
- La Jolla Reservation
- Lakeside
- La Posta Reservation
- Mount Laguna
- Nestor
- Oceanside
- Pala
- Pala Reservation
- Palomar Mountain
- Pauma Reservation
- Pauma Valley
- Penasquitos
- Pine Valley
- Potrero
- Poway
- Ramona
- Ranchita
- Rancho Bernardo
- Rancho Santa Fe
- Rincon Reservation
- San Clemente
- San Juan Capistrano (East, unincorporated)
- San Pasqual Reservation
- San Marcos
- Santa Ysabel
- Santa Ysabel Reservation
- Sorrento Valley
- Sycuan Reservation
- Valley Center
- Viejas Reservation
- Warner Springs
The estimated start time could be as early as late evening, Wednesday, December 2. We anticipate that based on current forecasts, the event could last until Sunday, December 6, with power being restored around Sunday at 6:00 p.m. We estimate 88,720 customers, including 5,796 of Medical Baseline (MBL) customers, live in the affected areas.
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If you have obtained geographic information systems (GIS) data access from SDG&E, you will be able to receive GIS data via secure data transfer. If you have not set up access or have problems accessing this link, please see Public Safety Power Shutoff map.
A flyer is available for posting in your community: PSPS Flyer. Additionally, a social media kit is available to use to communicate with your communities and constituents starting tomorrow morning: SDG&E Social Media Kit
The following contacts are available if you need additional information, SDGELiaisonOfficerNotifications@sdge.com or 858-503-5450, or Emergency Management Duty Officer eseodsdge@sdge.com or 858-503-5173. Please do not forward this contact information beyond your public safety teams. If residents have questions, please have them call 1-800-411-7343 for more information and visit our website to update account information.
Another notification will be sent when conditions change or if we shut off power for safety. For more information, please visit SDGE.com/Ready. Our new Public Safety Power Shutoff mobile App, Alerts by SDG&E, is also available for download for updates.
This press release was produced by the City of San Clemente. The views expressed here are the author’s own.