The Santa Ana winds are fueling wildfires in southern California. Usually, they stay at higher altitudes, but this time, they dropped lower and squeezed through mountain passes.

Santa Ana winds flow east to west through Southern California's mountains, according to the National Weather Service. They begin when winds from the desert flow westward toward an area of low ...

️ The Santa Ana winds: A cultural and destructive force in Southern California But "this one is not typical," Wofford says. This time, the Santa Anas are coupled with "very strong winds in the ...

Southern California on edge as extreme Santa Ana winds, fire danger return and PDS warning takes effect in LA area A strong Santa Ana wind event is expected to occur in Southern California causing ...

The Santa Ana winds are spreading into San Diego County Wednesday, NWS San Diego meteorologist Alex Tardy said. The worst winds will occur Wednesday for the Coachella Valley and the San Diego area.

Strong Santa Ana winds at 30+ mph create dust clouds for ... As is typical with Santa Ana wind events, Southern California Edison officials warned that some residents may be subjected to ...

Santa Ana winds usually bring the lowest relative humidity of the year to Southern California. In his 1938 story, “Red Wind,” Raymond Chandler describes them this way: “There was a desert ...

Santa Ana winds are returning to Southern California with wind gusts peaking up to 45 mph for parts of the region. What we know According to the National Weather Service, the Santa Ana winds will ...

Santa Ana winds, one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an ongoing weather hazard in Southern California, have helped fuel the destructive wildfires in Los Angeles this week.

Santa Anas are linked to some of the worst wildfires Southern California has experienced. The devastating 2018 Woosley fire broke out on November 8, 2018 and was not fully contained until November 21.

Dec. 1, 2011 -- The fiercest Santa Ana winds in a decade swept through Southern California on Wednesday night, knocking down trees and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. High ...