Public Safety Power Shutoff Warnings have been issued for five Southern California counties on Wednesday.
, raising wildfire concerns throughout the region. Because of the winds, Southern California Edison has issued a warning to tens of thousands of SoCal customers that the power may be shut off over the coming days to mitigate the dangers. for five counties starting Wednesday, meaning there's "significant possibility of a PSPS event," according to the organization. Those warnings then drop to less-serious "alerts" on Thursday.
The Santa Ana winds are expected to start blowing through Southern California Tuesday night and continue through Thursday. The winds, coupled with dropping humidity on Thursday have raised fire concerns. The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch that will take effect at 3 a.m. Thursday and remain in effect until 6 p.m.
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