Highs between 105 and 110 degrees are expected around SoCal, and thunderstorms are also forecast for mountain and desert areas through Tuesday night.
Thunderstorms, isolated showers and flash flooding are also forecast for the mountain and desert areas through Tuesday night.Sunday’s heat broke temperature records across the Southland. In Los Angeles County, Burbank tied its old record of 110 degrees set in 1984. In Long Beach, temperatures reached 109, surpassing the record of 107 degrees from 1988.Officials issued another Flex Alert for California, calling for voluntary power conservation.
The alert will probably be elevated to a higher status Monday, which could mean bringing in backup generators and activating discounts for customers who reduce their power usage. Flex Alerts call for consumers to reduce energy use from 4 to 9 p.m. to help ease stress on the power grid and avoid potential rolling blackouts.Experts remind Southern California residents to stay hydrated, stay out of the direct sun and shelter in air conditioned buildings, if possible.
The California Independent System Operator, which operates the state’s power grid, said the extended heat wave has driven the demand for electricity to the brink of overload. As of Sunday afternoon, that demand stood at 42,480 megawatts and will probably climb to 48,817 megawatts Monday, then surpass 50,000 megawatts Tuesday, just shy of the all-time record set in 2006.
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