Potentially damaging Santa Ana winds prompt red flag warning for extreme fire conditions
Weather officials have issued a red flag warning for parts of Southern California as extreme fire conditions increase.
Damaging Santa Ana Winds Batter Southland
Potentially life-threatening Santa Ana winds blasted the Southland Tuesday, dramatically raising the risk of wildfires, fanning a rapidly moving brush fire in Pacific Palisades and even forcing President Joe Biden to cancel a planned trip between L.
How Santa Ana winds spread the L.A. wildfires
Multiple wildfires are currently raging through Los Angeles County, forcing evacuations and destroying neighborhoods. A long dry summer created ample fuel that has combined with a lack of rainfall over the winter to extend fire season conditions.
Damaging Santa Ana winds, 'extreme' fire weather conditions, headed to Southern California
The potentially hazardous conditions are expected Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, according to the NWS.
How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
Jon Keeley, a research ecologist in California with the U.S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor at UCLA, explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire risk.
What are Santa Ana winds and how did they intensify the Los Angeles wildfires?
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The recent wildfires in Los Angeles were intensified by strong Santa Ana winds, which are a unique weather pattern in Southern California.
Fire breaks out in Pacific Palisades area of LA during Santa Ana wind conditions
The erratic weather caused President Joe Biden to cancel plans to travel to inland Riverside County, California.
The Santa Ana Winds Driving the L.A. Wildfires
The devastating fires that have killed at least five people and forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of residents across the Los Angeles region are driven by Santa Ana winds that blow from the deserts of interior California and Nevada out to the Pacific Ocean.
'Life-threatening' winds spread fires in Southern California
At least two fires sparked in Southern California on Jan. 7 amid a “life-threatening and destructive” windstorm event that’s sweeping through the region.
Wind-driven fires erupt in Southern California
A rapidly spreading wildfire threatened homes and forced thousands to evacuate in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. Driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, the fire was one of several that broke out in the region.
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Hurricane force winds are fanning the flames of the Southern California wildfires. What are Santa Ana winds?
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Los Angeles Braces for ‘Life-Threatening and Destructive’ Winds
Forecasters warned that a significant Santa Ana wind event this week could help wildfires spread quickly and erratically.