San Pablo Reservoir water level at 47 percent of capacity
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As of Thursday, September 9, 2021 the San Pablo Reservoir in El Sobrante has 17,880 acre feet of water, just 47 percent of full capacity, 37,915. The water level is at 284.21 feet, and at maximum capacity can hold up to 313.68 feet. It serves East Bay Municipal Utility District customers.

Hot, dry air, possible lightning raise California fire worry

A fire weather watch was issued for Thursday evening through Friday evening in much of the interior of Northern California due to a weather system that is expected to bring a chance of thunderstorms with lightning and erratic gusts.

Fire weather watch in effect
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There is still a fire weather watch in the San Francisco Bay Area through Friday with possible thunderstorms and lightning, Steve Paulson says.

Bay Area firefighters prepare for increased fire danger due to weather

Hot temperatures and the possibility of thunderstorms have prompted a fire weather watch for parts of the North and East Bay hills.

Triple digits inland
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Steve Paulson says it's going to be mild at the coast and up to 100 degrees inland.

Suspicious overnight fires spark arson investigation in Healdsburg

Firefighters in Sonoma County are investigating a series of small vegetation fires that started Monday night near Healdsburg.

Firefighters make continued progress on Caldor Fire, as it reaches 50% containment

Additional evacuation orders were eased in the South Lake Tahoe area on Tuesday, as firefighters continued to make progress in the battle against the massive Caldor Fire.

Heat triggers statewide flex alert for Wednesday

California's grid operator has issued a statewide flex alert for Wednesday 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. due to the extreme heat much of California and the West is experiencing. 

7 Louisiana nursing home licenses revoked after resident deaths amid Ida evacuations

Louisiana health officials are revoking the licenses of seven nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse where seven residents died after Hurricane Ida amid conditions deemed squalid.

Inland temperatures to soar, cooler air by the weekend
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Much of the inland Bay Area has flirted with or reached triple digits in the last couple of days. That will continue for Wednesday. KTVU Meteorologist Mark Tamayo says cooler temperatures are expected this weekend.

Grass fire spreads to 2 homes in Antioch

Two Antioch homes caught fire and were badly damaged Tuesday morning due to the flames from a fire that started in a grassy area.

2 Antioch homes damaged by grass fire
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Two homes in Antioch were badly damaged when flames spread from a one acre grass fire on Tuesday morning.

Tuesday could be hottest day of hot week
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Tuesday is shaping up to possibly be the hottest day of the week with temperatures breaking the 100-degree mark inland, KTVU's Steve Paulson says.

Heat lingers long after Labor Day
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The Bay Area is in for some warm and hot weather this week as the high temperatures that hit the region on Labor Day stick around for days tocome.

Bridge Fire's forward progress stopped, Cal Fire says

The danger posed to Placer County by the Bridge Fire appears to have passed, according to authorities.