Hurricane force winds are fanning the flames of the Southern California wildfires. What are Santa Ana winds?
At least five wildfires are ravaging Southern California, and the three largest have already killed at least five people, burned tens of thousands of acres and prompted the evacuation of an estimated 179,
How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring from fall into January. When conditions are dry, as they are right now, these winds can become a severe fire hazard.
The death toll of the fires has reached 16, and over 12,300 structures have been destroyed according to Cal Fire, with more at risk as weather conditions persist. The NWS has issued red-flag warnings ...
Thousands of firefighters working to contain and extinguish a series of devastating and deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles ...
By the time the winds get to the point where the Eaton Fire broke out in Altadena on Jan. 7, it’s not uncommon for them to ...
As a fire ignited in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, the winds crashed over and through the mountains like white water ...
Firefighters fought on into the night Saturday in a bid to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped ...
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