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Mandatory evacuations are expanding in Southern California early Tuesday as two wildfires are burning in San Diego County, with powerful Santa Ana wind gusts creating "dangerous fire conditions ...
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 ...
A serious wildfire situation has unfolded for coastal areas of Southern California as a powerful Santa Ana event that can even reach into the metro areas of Los Angeles and San Diego continues ...
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".
In San Diego County, forecasters warned of winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. In the mountains, winds could reach 80 to 90 mph, the weather service added.
Red flag warnings were in effect until Thursday night for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego counties because of low humidity and an expected uptick in Santa Ana winds, according to the ...
Spanning from Ventura to San Diego counties, gusty winds ranging from 40 to 60 mph can also occur. The wind threat is expected to persist through Tuesday, with a reduction in the Santa Ana winds ...
Red flag warnings are in place for Southern California due to Santa Ana winds that will bring gusts up to 65 mph and “extremely rare and dangerous” fire weather conditions.