A cold storm from the Great Basin made its way into Southern California early Thursday, bringing strong Santa Ana winds that quickly exceeded 70 to 80 mph in some areas — toppling trees, knocking out ...

Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore, moving in the opposite direction of the normal onshore flow that ...

Strong winds are expected to continue blowing through Southern California Monday through Tuesday. "Damaging winds could blow down large objects such as trees and power lines. Power outages are ...

On Sept. 25, 1970, the Clampitt Fire ignited near Clampitt Road in the Newhall Pass and quickly grew into what was then the ...

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Much of Los Angeles County will again be facing red flag critical fire conditions Thursday as a powerful and “particularly dangerous” Santa Ana wind event continues to combine with low humidity to ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into several neighborhoods starting Jan. 7, 2025. Well over 1,000 homes ...

California’s Santa Ana, Diablo, and other powerful offshore winds are back, ratcheting up the fire risk in a state that has been consumed by fire for weeks. That’s not a surprise. These winds, which ...

The first significant Santa Ana winds of the season, along with dry conditions spelling heightened wildfire danger, are forecast for Southern California starting Saturday night and likely will ...

California’s problem with wildfires is reminiscent of a line from the “Pogo” comic strip: We have met the enemy and he is us. “The simplest formula is people equal fires,” said Bill Patzert, retired ...

For centuries, humans have experienced the fierce, hot and dry winds that are fanning California’s recent spate of wildfires. Known as Santa Anas in the southern part of the state and Diablos in the ...