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Evacuation order issued for area hit by massive wildfire
An evacuation order was issued for an area scarred by a massive wildfire last year. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said on social media the order applies to parts of Big Creek Canyon.
The sheriff’s office said the entire burn scar area from last year’s Creek Fire was placed into “evacuation warning status.”
@FresnoSheriff @FresnoCountyCA & @NWSWPC have consulted & decided to place the entire Creek Fire burn scar area into evacuation warning status. An evacuation order has been issued for Big Creek Canyon from below Big Creek to the San Joaquin River.https://t.co/Bz74Jh0f3P pic.twitter.com/7rn1fQbLDr
— Fresno Co Sheriff (@FresnoSheriff) October 24, 2021
7:59 PM / October 24, 2021
Residents warned of flooding where fires once burned
Santa Rosa, where some residents are still recovering from last year’s Glass Fire, was under a flash flood warning Sunday as pounding rain and winds swept into California. The National Weather Service upgraded the area’s flash flood watch to a warning because of “current rainfall rates and the potential for debris flows in the 2020 Glass Fire burn scar area,” the Santa Rosa Fire Department said.
The department tweeted a video of streets and creeks flooding in the city Sunday.
Multiple creeks and streets flooding throughout Santa Rosa. Avoid unnecessary travel. | Múltiples arroyos y calles inundadas a través de Santa Rosa. Evite viajes innecesarios. https://t.co/xQ5ELqKU4A pic.twitter.com/5cKzmkmvZm
— Santa Rosa Fire Department (@SantaRosaFire) October 24, 2021
7:00 PM / October 24, 2021
Hundreds of thousands without power on West Coast
More than 168,000 people in California were without power Sunday along with nearly 172,000 in Washington state and more than 30,000 in Oregon, according to Poweroutage.us.
Utility company PG&E said as of 2:15 p.m. PT more than 130,000 customers were without power in the Bay Area, including 50,576 in the North Bay, 43,556 on the Peninsula, 21,773 in the East Bay, 7,523 in the South Bay and 7,234 in San Francisco, CBS San Francisco reports.
Updated 6:50 PM / October 24, 2021
Storm creates eerie hum on Golden Gate Bridge
High winds rushing through a handrail on the Golden Gate Bridge have created an eerie hum that can be heard for miles, CBS San Francisco reports. The handrail was retrofitted last year. The National Weather Service reported wind gusts of up to 70 mph on peaks and 40-50 mph in low-lying areas as Sunday’s storm hit the region.
5:53 PM / October 24, 2021
Evacuations ordered for fire-ravaged area hit by heavy rainfall
The Fresno Sheriff’s office issued evacuation orders Sunday for Shaver Lake, part of the burn area for the Creek Fire. The rest of the burn area was under an evacuation warning.
@FresnoSheriff @FresnoCountyCA & @NWSWPC have consulted & decided to place the entire Creek Fire burn scar area into evacuation warning status. An evacuation order has been issued for Big Creek Canyon from below Big Creek to the San Joaquin River.https://t.co/Bz74Jh0f3P pic.twitter.com/7rn1fQbLDr
— Fresno Co Sheriff (@FresnoSheriff) October 24, 2021
4:46 PM / October 24, 2021
9 inches of rain deluge one Bay Area town
The heaviest-hit town in the Bay Area was Kentfield in Marin County, which saw 9 inches of rainfall as of noon local time, reports CBS San Francisco. The National Weather Service predicted the area would get between 1 and 2 more inches of rain Sunday afternoon. Other areas of the North Bay, such as Napa and Santa Rosa, received more than 4 inches, reported meteorologist Darren Peck on CBSN Bay Area.
3:35 PM / October 24, 2021
PG&E reports heavy outages
Utility service PG&E reported heavy outages late Sunday morning, with more than 40,000 without power in the north Bay Area in the counties of Marin and Sonoma. The North Valley division also had more than 10,000 customers impacted.
3:35 PM / October 24, 2021
Outlaw Music Festival music festival in Sacramento is canceled
The Outlaw Music Festival in Wheatland at the Toyota Amphitheater, with Willie Nelson scheduled to perform, was canceled Sunday as the area was lashed by the massive storm.
Organizers said in a statement tickets were being refunded and the concert was unlikely to be rescheduled.
The Ironman triathlon was also canceled on Sunday.