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As strong winds in Southern California pick up further early on Tuesday, a "particularly dangerous situation" with a red flag warning will go into effect in western Los Angeles County and most of ...
High wind speeds recorded across Los Angeles area Here are some of the highest wind speeds recorded early Tuesday across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, according to the National Weather Service ...
Edwards added that winds atop the Bay Area’s highest mountains could reach 70 mph, which will likely prompt preemptive power shutoffs from utility company PG&E, and may go even higher in the ...
Another day of gusty winds is forecast Wednesday for Southern California, where a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" red flag warning continues until 3 p.m. for western Los Angeles County and ...
"An area of high pressure over the Great Basin combined with a storm in northwestern Mexico has created the conditions for strong winds over Southern California starting on Tuesday," said ...
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".
Dry Santa Ana winds of up to 50 to 70 miles per hour (80 to 112 kph) were forecast to resume on Monday and persist through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service, which issued a ...
Southern California's winds typically flow onshore from the Pacific, carrying moist air onto land. The Santa Ana winds are warm currents that move in the opposite direction. They typically occur from September through May, and are so dry that they're linked with some of the worst wildfires the region has ever seen, in part because the lack of ...