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The Santa Ana winds sweep down from the deserts and across coastal Southern California, pushing dust and smoke from wildfires far out over the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles is in the upper left of this image, while San Diego is near the center. The Santa Ana winds, also sometimes called the devil winds, [1][2] are strong, extremely dry downslope ...
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours. A ground blizzard is a weather condition where snow is not falling but loose snow on the ground is lifted and blown by strong winds.
Diablo wind is a name that has been occasionally used for the hot, dry wind from the northeast that typically occurs in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California during the spring and fall. The same wind pattern also affects other parts of California's coastal ranges and the western slopes of Sierra Nevada, with many media and ...
Strong winds expected in parts of Southern California into early Tuesday could cause damage and increase the risk for wildfires, as the season's strongest Santa Ana event to date will impact ...
An extremely-dangerous winter storm has arrived in California and will unload feet of snow, powerful winds and rare blizzard conditions in the state’s mountains through the weekend.
Session Id: hdj2b53s (Pls: 449aee4c-7ace-4c51-8ac6-544069e327fc) SAN FRANCISCO − A "devil wind" is coming to northern and coastal California, and it could mean pre-emptive power shutdowns for ...
An extremely powerful extratropical cyclone began in late October 2021 in the Northeast Pacific and struck the Western United States and Western Canada. The storm was the third and the most powerful cyclone in a series of powerful storms that struck the region within a week. [1][8][9] The cyclone tapped into a large atmospheric river and ...
Some areas of the Sierra saw more than 7 feet of snow in a 72-hour period, according to the National Weather Service, including Sugar Bowl, California, which received 89 inches (7.42 feet) and ...