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Images capture widespread destruction caused by the wind-driven blazes, which have scorched more than 30,000 acres and reduced entire neighborhoods to ash.
The storm resulted in five deaths and $40 million in damage. Over 25 million cubic feet (710,000 m 3) of topsoil from grazing land alone was moved. Wind was measured at 192 miles per hour (309 km/h) in Arvin (southeast of Bakersfield). [5] In the foothills, the wind was measured at 189 miles per hour (304 km/h).
St. Catharines, situated on the north side of the Niagara Peninsula on the shore of Lake Ontario, had winds between 50 and 70 km/h with blowing snow causing low visibility/almost blizzard conditions (0.4 km visibility) the entire afternoon of January 28, and had winds between 40 and 60 km/h and reduced visibility (approximately 0.8 km) most of ...
An extreme wind storm, caused by Santa Ana gusts, sparked fast-burning brush fires at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, with drivers along Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Drive abandoning their ...
The storm also killed a 700-year-old Sitka spruce known as the Klootchy Creek Giant, once considered the largest sitka spruce in the world. Winds snapped the tree, a popular tourist destination along U.S. 26 east of Cannon Beach, Oregon, at about 75 feet (23 m) above the ground. [21]
A resident rides through smoke from a brush fire pushed by gusting Santa Ana winds on January 7, 2025, in Pacific Palisades. VCG/VCG/Getty Images. ... that'd make it the 10th-costliest storm ...
Photos: Hurricane Helene leaves imprint in Florida Photos taken across Florida show the early effects of Hurricane Helene in Florida, including floods, the destruction of power lines and severe winds.
Price County, Wisconsin - The storm continued to damage several homes and injured 20 people. The gust front reached Phillips around 2:55 p.m. CDT and the severe winds lasted for 25 minutes. An anemometer at the airport registered a 100 mph (160 km/h) wind gust. All the homes in the Phillips area were damaged.