Tuesday was the hottest day on record for the City of Ukiah. The National Weather Service confirms while Monday’s 112 broke the old September 5 record of 108 set in 2020 on Tuesday at 330pm we hit 117, beating the all time record for any date which was 115 back in September 1955. Officials say while it won’t get quite that high today, it will still be dangerously hot with the expected high near 110 today, 111 Thursday and still in the 100’s on Friday before relatively cooling into the 90’s for the weekend.
The Extreme Heat Alert for interior Mendocino County has been extended by the Mendocino County Public Health Department. While we likely won’t hit Tuesday’s incredible record of 117 in Ukiah, we are still forecast to hit 110 today, 111 tomorrow and 108 Friday with the heat alert expected to end Friday night. There are cooling centers at the Ukiah Civic Center, Willits City Hall, Potter Valley Community Center, The Family Resource Center on Henderson Rd and Round Valley Indian Health Center.
Despite hitting a record peak demand of 52,061 MegaWatts Tuesday afternoon the California Independent System Operator ended its Energy Emergency Alert Level 3 period without having to order rolling blackouts and Cal-ISO says it’s thanks to citizens. They say after the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services issued an emergency alert around 5:45 pm saying rolling blackouts were imminent and asking people to reduce power, Cal-ISO’s grid operator saw an immediate and significant drop in energy use.
The Department of Water Resources has deployed four temporary power generator units. There are two in Roseville and two in Yuba City which can put 120 megawatts back into the grid which according to Lake County News is enough to power around 120,000 homes. This is reportedly the first time that these generators have been fired up since they were installed last year under an executive order from Governor Gavin Newsom. They are powered by natural gas but have an emissions reduction system.
A Willits man is being held with no bail for allegedly driving under the influence with a suspended license. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Offices says last Thursday a Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a vehicle code violation on Meadowbrook Drive near Della Avenue. The officer suspected the driver, William Young, who was on a suspended license and on formal probation, was under the influence of a controlled substance which was allegedly confirmed by a field test.
Cancer Resource Centers of Mendocino County says their 2022 Pure Mendocino fundraiser held last month more than made up for its two-year pandemic hiatus. CRCMC says generous donors raised a record $162,000 at the annual fundraiser for the non-profit which provides cancer support services to patients and their families free of charge. The Pure Mendocino event accounts for 25 percent of the organization’s operating funds and can be used for essential operations like staffing.
The arson trial of a Clearlake Oaks woman has reportedly been set for October 5. At a hearing late last month Tori Elizabeth Brannon reportedly pleaded not guilty to all counts after being found competent to stand trial following a few months at State Hospital under treatment with antipsychotic medications. Lake County News reports Brannon is charged with a July 2021 fire on Hoover Street in Clearlake Oaks that destroyed five structures and six out buildings with property loss estimated at $613,500.
