(Undated) — Pacific Gas and Electric has warned over 15-thousand Northern and Central California customers of possible public safety power shutoffs beginning tonight due to high winds that increase wildfire risk.

Areas potentially impacted include parts of Yolo, Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, Butte, and Plumas counties, with outages possibly extending to 17 counties by Wednesday.

As well, the Yuba-Sutter area is under a Red Flag Warning today, and a Wind advisory takes effect tonight. gust up to 34 moh are expected in our area.