PG&E Meteorology forecast continues to indicate a strong early-season weather system will deliver gusty winds, rain, and thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday and expected outages.
Customers should be prepared for related outages. If an outage does occur, PG&E customers can find real-time updates via the online outage center, including status updates the assessments, repair and estimated time of restoration. Renters and others without a PG&E account may also use this portal to sign up for outage notifications by text, email, or phone. Planned work may be cancelled and rescheduled pending damage that may result from the storm.
Storm Safety Tips – Visit PG&E Safety Action Center
- Never Touch Downed Wires: If you see a downed power line, assume it is energized and extremely dangerous. Do not touch or try to move it—and keep children and animals away. Report downed power lines immediately by calling 9-1-1 and then PG&E at 1-800-743-5002.
- How to Keep Your Home Safe During Heavy Rainfall
- How to Prepare in Advance of a Power Outage
- Use flashlights, not candles: During a power outage, use battery-operated flashlights and not candles, due to the risk of fire. And keep extra batteries on hand. If you must use candles, please keep them away from drapes, lampshades, animals, and small children. Do not leave candles unattended.
- Have a backup phone: If you have a telephone system that requires electricity to work, such as a cordless phone or answering machine, plan to have a standard telephone or cellular phone ready as a backup. Having a portable charging device helps to keep your cell phone running.
- Safely clean up: After the storm has passed, be sure to safely clean up. Never touch downed wires and always call 8-1-1 or visit 811express.com at least two full business days before digging to have all underground utilities safely marked.
National Weather Service Bay Area – The forecast has been updated to reflect an earlier arrival time of our next system. Widespread rainfall with a chance for thunderstorms will return by late morning today. Scattered rain showers and a chance for thunderstorms will linger into Tuesday. This looks to be heavy,” NWS meteorologist Dial Hoang said of the looming rainfall. “It’s a big system. Looking at the total rain forecast, we anticipate that there will be at least an inch across the Bay Area and there could be up to 2-3 inches in the mountains and higher elevations. … This is probably going to be a notable early season storm.”