Cal Fire official provides in-depth explanation of early days of CZU Lightning Complex
Cal Fire provided an in-depth explanation of what happened in the early days of the CZU Lightning…
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Nice Weather into the Weekend!
AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 8:00AM)Good for all reporting stationsSome destabilization of the tropical moisture will be briefly possible into…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 8:00AM)Good to moderate for all reporting stationsCleaner air is here! A weather system is currently approaching from…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 8:00AM)All reporting stations are Good to Moderate.High pressure eases… but conditions will stay warm to hot. Coastal…
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Monterey County farmworkers celebrate Mexican Independence by forming human flag
Wednesday marks the 210th anniversary of Mexican Independence, and farmworkers found a visual…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 8:00AM)Good to moderate for all reporting stations. Clearer air is in sight. The blocked up weather pattern has loosened…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 8:00AM)UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS – Big Sur, Carmel ValleyUNHEALTHY FOR ALL OTHER AREAS… Clearer air is in sight.…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 8am)All areas UNHEALTHYFinally some relief from the smoke? The blocking pattern that has kept the smoke in place is…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 8:00AM)Carmel Valley (168) UnhealthyMonterey (174) UnhealthySoledad (155) UnhealthyGonzales (159) UnhealthyGreenfield…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 8:00AM)Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups in the Salinas ValleyGood to moderate for all areas in lower elevations, but…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 7:30AM)Good to moderate for all reporting stations.Cooler weather is expected in the coming days as high pressure eases…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 10:00AM)All locations good to moderate as of this hour. A strong ridge of high pressure will settle in over the West…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 8:00AM)Unhealthy air quality for San Lorenzo Valley (167 AQI)All locations good to moderate as of this hour. A strong…
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River Fire is fully contained
UPDATE 8/19/2020 5:30 p.m. It was a different scene during the day on Wednesday than it was the night before where the River Fire more than doubled…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 7:30AM)Good to moderate for all reporting areas.A strong ridge of high pressure will anchor over the West Coast into the…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 8AM)Good for all reporting areas.High pressure slowly strengthens as it builds in from the northwest over the next few…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 7:30AM)Unhealthy for sensitive groups in Big Sur.Good to Moderate for all other reporting areas. High pressure slowly…
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AIR QUALITY (PM2.5 AQI as of 7:30am)Good to Moderate for all reporting areas.High pressure will then strengthen over the region this week with warmer…
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AIR QUALITY ALERT (PM2.5 AQI as of 6:30am)UNHEALTHY for San Lorenzo ValleyMODERATE for Hollister and Big SurGood elsewhere. A weak trough of low…
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Listen: Soquel man sings powerful song about wildfire and community
A song shared on social media shares the experience of going through wildfires during the COVID-19…
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Laura blasts Gulf Coast with wind, rain and wall of seawater
One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast with wind and rain Thursday as…
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AIR QUALITY ALERT (PM2.5 AQI as of 7AM)San Lorenzo Valley (243) Very UnhealthyHollister (129) Unhealthy S.G.Salinas (136) Unhealthy S.G.Santa Cruz…
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Laura strengthens into ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4
Laura rapidly gained strength Wednesday, raising fears that it could come ashore as a Category 4…
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AIR QUALITY ALERT (PM2.5 AQI as of 9AM)San Lorenzo Valley (158) UnhealthySalinas (55) ModerateSanta Cruz (106) Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsBig Sur…
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AIR QUALITY ALERT (PM2.5 AQI as of 7AM)Carmel Valley 40 (Good)Hollister 32 (Good)King City 35 (Good)Monterey 15 (Good)San Lorenzo Valley 87…
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AIR QUALITY ALERT (PM2.5 AQI as of 10AM)Carmel Valley       161 (Unhealthy)Hollister              89 (Moderate)King…
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As wildfires continue to rage across the Central Coast, weather conditions will continue to improve slightly. Working for firefighters will be cooler…
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As wildfires continue to rage across the Central Coast, weather conditions will continue to improve slightly. Working for firefighters will be cooler…
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High pressure to our east eases ever so slightly, allowing for cooler temperatures across the region. With a slightly deeper marine layer, gusty…
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Watch: Law enforcement evacuates Las Palmas neighborhood near River Fire
Video taken by KION anchor Veronica Macias shows deputies and officers making sure…
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High pressure remains in control keeping temperatures warm/hot on the Central Coast today. It will ease its grasp over the next few days, so…
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High pressure remains in control keep temperatures warm across the Central Coast. The long duration of this heat event will likely take a toll on…
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High pressure remains in control keep temperatures warm across the Central Coast. The long duration of this heat event will likely take a toll on…
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It’s all about the heat, as high pressure continues to squash the marine layer, and keep high temperatures WELL ABOVE normal. The long duration of…
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It’s all about the heat, as high pressure continues to squash the marine layer, and keep high temperatures WELL ABOVE normal. The long duration of…
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It’s all about the heat, as high pressure continues to squash the marine layer, and keep high temperatures WELL ABOVE normal. The long duration of…
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It’s all about the heat, as high pressure continues to squash the marine layer, and keep high temperatures WELL ABOVE normal. The long duration of…
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All 3 Central Coast counties under Red Flag Warning
The entire Central Coast is under is under a Red Flag Warning this weekend.…
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It’s all about the heat, as a ridge of high pressure centers in over the west, squishing the marine layer, and keeping high temperatures WELL ABOVE…
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It’s all about the heat, as a ridge of high pressure centers in over the west, squishing the marine layer, and keeping high temperatures WELL ABOVE…
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It’s all about the heat, as a ridge of high pressure centers in over the west, squishing the marine layer, and keeping high temperatures WELL ABOVE…
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It’s all about the heat, as a ridge of high pressure centers in over the west, squishing the marine layer, and keeping high temperatures WELL ABOVE…
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Crews try to tame massive forest fire north of Los Angeles
Light winds and scattered thundershowers early Thursday helped calm the flames of a huge…
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Watch: Lodi police officer pulls man in wheelchair out of path of approaching train
The Lodi Police Department is praising one of its officers who saved a man in a wheelchair from an approaching…
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Are you ready for some excitement? After a boring summer of weather, things are about to get interesting. The big monsoonal high pressure system to…
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Dolphin stampede greets Southern California whale watchers
Some 300 dolphins were caught on camera Sunday stampeding across the ocean near Dana…
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Big changes are coming by the end of the week! Starting mid-week, the big monsoonal high will begin to migrate back to the west. As it does so, it…
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Big changes are possible by the end of the week! However, until then, the weather pattern will remain quite static with a trough of low pressure…
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Cow chase leads to helicopter rescue of California couple
A confrontation between an elderly couple and a cow and her calf required the intervention of the California Highway…
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Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano ejects towering column of ash
Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Sinabung erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as…
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