PG&E to Customers: Have a Plan for Upcoming Weather Systems
SAN FRANCISCO , March 08 /Businesswire/ - After an unusually dry February across much of Northern and Central California, there’s finally some potential for rain in the weather forecast.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) meteorologists say a series of weather systems will impact its service area starting this afternoon and continuing through Wednesday, when the weather is expected to peak. PG&E meteorologists anticipate inclement weather, with valley rain showers, low-altitude snow and the possibility of thunderstorms throughout Northern and Central California.
After the atmospheric river-fueled storm in late January, California had its driest February on record with 0.20 inch of precipitation, topping the previous record of 0.31 inch set back in 1964, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Weather stations across the Bay Area and interior parts of Northern California tied or set records for driest February on record, the agency said. San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Oakland and other stations received no precipitation during the month, setting local records for the driest February.
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.
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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 pge.com and pge.com/news.
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