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October Red Flag Warning

Emergency Update

October 15, 2024

RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL COAST AS STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND CRITICALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP

Tips

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Affected Area

Fire Weather Zone 006 San Francisco, Fire Weather Zone 502 Marin Coastal Range, Fire Weather Zone 503 Sonoma Coastal Range, Fire Weather Zone 504 North Bay Interior Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 506 North Bay Interior Valleys, Fire Weather Zone 508 San Francisco Bay Shoreline, Fire Weather Zone 509 San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Fire Weather Zone 510 East Bay Interior Valleys, Fire Weather Zone 512 Santa Cruz Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 513 Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, Fire Weather Zone 514 Eastern Santa Clara Hills and Fire Weather Zone 515 East Bay Hills.

Cooling Shelters

2090 Kittredge St. Berkeley, CA 94705

Cenral Library 

1901 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94703

Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch 

1901 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709

North Berkeley Senior Center

  2939 Ellis St, Berkeley, CA 94703

South Berkeley Senior Center

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