Damaging Santa Ana Winds In Los Angeles Area, Southern California Pose Extreme Fire Danger
Santa Ana winds are caused by strong high pressure over the Great Basin region of the West creating a pressure gradient that amps up winds through the mountains, foothills and sometimes valleys of Southern California. In this case, the winds are getting a major boost from a strong upper-level low pushing southward across the state.
How Supercharged Santa Ana Winds Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis
The Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires covered more than 5,600 acres of Southern California as of Wednesday morning. Tens of thousands were under mandatory evacuation orders but the fires increased in size overnight, helped by the blustery Santa Ana winds.
The Santa Ana windstorm calmed down a bit on Thursday morning, but forecasters warned that critical fire weather conditions ...
The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia, Kenneth and Sunset fires are burning in Southern California, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Here are the latest updates.
California wildfires continue with dry conditions and powerful winds —which are due to last through Friday — fueling at least five fires.
The gusty winds that helped spread multiple wildfires gradually subsided on Wednesday afternoon, but dry conditions mean less ...
High pressure is building from the north and that will help to tighten the pressure gradient over southern California, ...
Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a ...
The ferocious Santa Ana winds that helped fuel the deadly wildfires around Los Angeles are forecast to ease later Wednesday, ...
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The blaze began shortly after the start of a Santa Ana windstorm that the National Weather service warned could be the ...
As explosive fires propelled by vigorous winds scorched through Southern California, tens of thousands of people are without power across six counties. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Palisades Fire in ...
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