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Hurricanes that affect California are mainly the remnants of hurricanes or tropical storms. In the twentieth century, only four eastern Pacific tropical cyclones have brought tropical storm-force winds to the Continental United States: the 1939 Long Beach Tropical Storm, Tropical Storm Joanne in 1972, Tropical Storm Kathleen in 1976, and Tropical Storm Nora in 1997.
In early November, an even more devastating wildfire charged across southern Ventura County, fanned by hurricane-force winds, exploding to nearly 20,000 acres, destroying more than 180 structures ...
The Santa Ana winds become particularly dangerous when combined with other climate conditions such as drought, which increases the risk of wildfires like the ones currently raging in the Los ...
Tropical-storm-force to hurricane-force wind gusts drove the flames across the historic Pacific Coast Highway and onto beach areas, where even lifeguard stations were no match for the flames.
The California Independent System Operator Corp declared an energy transmission emergency in southern California on October 23, due to wildfires affecting the lines. 500,000-, 230,000- and 138,000-volt lines were disabled in San Diego, and some lines in other areas were also disabled. 24,992 people lost power, due to the lack of power from the ...
State Route 18 (SR 18) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California.It serves as a primary route into the San Bernardino Mountains, both from the Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan area from the south and the Mojave Desert from the north.
Wildfires began breaking out in Southern California Tuesday morning as a life-threatening, widespread windstorm that could be one of the most destructive to hit the region in over a decade roars ...
The damage was estimated at $1.55 billion ($1,926,663,046 today [4]), [3] including damage to California roads and highways estimated at more than $1.05 billion. [ 7 ] [ 5 ] The flooding occurred at the end of one of California's worst droughts on record , and much of the state was unprepared to handle the huge volume of rain and snow.