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Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Tuesday, Jan. 14. For the latest updates on the LA fires, follow USA TODAY's live coverage for Wednesday, Jan. 15. SANTA ...
A storm developing offshore from Southern California paired with high pressure centered over the West is creating yet another setup for dry, offshore winds into Wednesday. Forecasters warn that ...
Santa Ana winds will increase into early Tuesday, bringing the threat of damaging winds gusting from 60 to 80 miles per hour across the prone mountain regions surrounding Los Angeles.Spanning from ...
Santa Ana winds coupled with dry conditions have created the perfect ... A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as homes burn amid a powerful windstorm on Jan. 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California ...
Adding to the firefighters' woes, relentless Santa Ana winds are forecast to return Monday and exist through the week, threatening to fan the flames further.A few gusts up to 70 mph will be ...
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".
LA fires live updates: New blazes fanned by Santa Ana winds Chris Nesi, Isabel Keane, Elisha Fieldstadt, Carly Ortiz-Lytle, Alex Oliveira, Thomas Gamba-Ellis January 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 7 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).