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The northbound Antelope Valley Freeway (SR 14) was reopened on October 25 as crews continued to battle the fire ahead of an anticipated shift in wind direction. By 6 a.m. on October 26, firefighters said all road closures would be lifted, except for Baker Canyon and Tick Canyon Road.
Get the Santa Clarita, CA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. Get the Santa Clarita, CA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... 6 mph F 10 km/h C Wind. 52 ...
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said more than 4,000 firefighters were battling the Hughes Fire, which broke out in the Santa Clarita Valley Wednesday morning and spread to cover ...
"Wind gusts are expected to peak at 30-50 mph across portions of Southern California" according to Fieweger. This would be the case for communities like Santa Clarita and Riverside.
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".
The Santa Clarita Valley is bordered by the Lake Piru area, including the community of Val Verde, Los Padres National Forest, and Castaic Lake to the northwest, Sierra Pelona Mountains and Angeles National Forest to the north and northeast, San Gabriel Mountains to the east and southeast, and Santa Susana Mountains to the south and southwest, and Ventura County and the Santa Clara River Valley ...
The fire was initially reported at 50 acres but grew to 5,000 acres in the first two hours, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Those who have not experienced Santa Ana winds might not appreciate how strong they can be. In March 2024 after a cold storm coming from the Great Basin, the mountains near Santa Clarita recorded ...