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Thousands of Angelenos were left without power Tuesday as scattered
outages hit parts of Los Angeles amid a scorching heat wave.
In the Northridge area, 10,500 customers were without power Tuesday night, officials said.
In the Northridge area, 10,500 customers were without power Tuesday night, officials said.
About 3,100 customers went without power earlier in Boyle Heights, but the electricity has been restored there, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
Other outages affecting hundreds of customers were also reported in the Sun Valley and North Hills areas.
The outages came after California energy authorities urged voluntary conservation of electricity as a wave of triple-digit heat strained the state's power grid.
The California Independent System Operator issued a flex alert for 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., the period when air conditioners are typically at peak use and consumers should avoid running major appliances. Energy demand for the day was forecast to exceed 48,000 megawatts, which would be the highest demand on the grid so far this year.
The LADWP forecast peak demand of 5,811 megawatts, which would be a record for this year. Numerous locations saw the mercury soar past the century mark.
Woodland Hills topped out at 112 degrees.
Among rural areas, Ocotillo Wells in eastern San Diego County hit 117.
The temperature reached 114 degrees in Lake Elsinore for the second straight day, breaking records for Aug. 28 and Aug. 29, both of which dated back to 1998.
High temperatures in the desert included 116 degrees in Palm Springs, 114 degrees in Thermal and 113 degrees in Indio.
The excessive heat warning is expected to stay in place until 10 p.m. Friday.
Montana is burning
Montana is burning and everyone is ignoring them
As Harvey Moves Inland, A New Hurricane Is Forming Over The Atlantic
30 August, 2017
According
to Jeff Masters, co-founder of Weather Underground, computer
forecast models disagree on its ultimate track but a U.S. strike
later in September cannot be ruled out.
Irma
is the ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which also
produced Harvey that devastated southeastern Texas, including
Houston, and disrupted energy facilities and supplies and destroyed
crops. Irma could become a Category 1 hurricane on the five-step
Saffir-Simpson scale by Friday and gradually get stronger through
Monday.
If
its current track holds, Irma would still be bearing down from the
east on the Leeward and Windward Islands in the Caribbean Sea Monday
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The National
Hurricane Center (NHC) will be initiating advisories at 11 AM AST, as
the new area of low pressure in the eastern Atlantic Ocean will
develop into Tropical
Storm Irma.
Tropical Storm Irma will become the 9th storm of the 2017 Atlantic
hurricane season as it moves towards the Gulf of Mexico region.
Per
Weather Channel,
In
the near-term, future Irma will bring locally heavy rain and gusty
winds to the Cabo Verde Islands through Wednesday.
South
Florida Weather Management District (SFWMD) reports various pathways
for Irma.
National
Weather Service (NHS)
reports Global Tropics Hazards and Benefits Outlook for the next 1-2
weeks. First week, Irma is labeled as a ‘tropical cyclone
formation’ heading towards Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of
Mexico. Second week, passing inland and over Central America.
"There
is the potential to ramp up to a powerful hurricane in the coming
days," according
to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski.
Irma will take about a week for the system to make its trek westward across the Atlantic Ocean. Meteorologists will likely be tracking this storm through the middle of September.
"All interests in the eastern Caribbean will need to monitor the progress of this evolving tropical cyclone, especially next week," Kottlowski said.
"It is way too soon to say with certainty where and if this system will impact the U.S."
Meanwhile,
Texas and now southwestern Louisiana are still dealing with Tropical
Storm Harvey.
The
weather disturbance has caused a great deal of destruction and cannot
afford another storm such as Irma.
This
isn't a lake. It's I-10 in Texas after flooding from Harvey
THIS IS VERY SAD INDEED, BUT WHEN A COUNTRY TURNS THERE BACK ON GOD THEIR WILL BE CONSEQUENCES! SAD TO SAY BUT ITS TRUE.
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