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The extreme wind event blasting Southern California was forecast to peak between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 5 a.m. Wednesday, posing a serious challenge to overnight efforts to combat the growing blaze.
According to PowerOutage.us, over 340,000 customers are without power in Southern California as of Wednesday morning.The majority of those are in Los Angeles County. The setup is a bit different ...
Peak wind speeds are forecast to reach 50 to 70 mph along the coasts and valleys, according to the weather service office in Los Angeles. Gusts of 60 to 80 mph will race across the mountains and ...
Here are some of the highest wind speeds recorded early Tuesday across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, according to the National Weather Service office in L.A. Magic Mountain Truck Trail – 72 ...
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
A strong Santa Ana wind event is setting up across Southern California. A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) alert has been issued for Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 17 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5]The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
Millions of people across Southern California are under a red flag warning as a dangerous windstorm fanned blazes in the Los Angeles area, including the Palisades Fire, which has triggered ...