What to know about Southern California's high wind warning and Los Angeles fire risks
High winds that weather officials have called "life-threatening and destructive" are hitting Southern California Tuesday, sparking a major brush fire in Pacific Palisades and prompting thousands of power outages.
UPDATE: Wind advisory for Southern California until Thursday evening, according to the NWS
An updated wind advisory was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Thursday at 12:41 p.m. The advisory is for Southern Ventura County Mountains, Northern Ventura County Mountains, Interstate 5 Corridor,
How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast. Air masses move from high pressure to low pressure, and the more extreme the difference in the pressure, the faster the winds blow. Topography also plays a role.
At least 10 people are dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.
Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades grew to nearly 20,000 ...
While the cause of each blaze has yet to be determined, all burned in or near foothill communities amid gusty winds and dry ...
Wind-whipped wildfire blew through communities of every socioeconomic status and stripe, merging, psychically if not ...
State authorities previously listed the Palisades as one of the five Southern California areas with the highest concentration ...
On Thursday at 1:20 p.m. an updated wind advisory was issued by the NWS Phoenix AZ. The advisory is for Joshua Tree, Joshua ...
The storm is battering southern California with Santa Ana winds, fueling wildfire risks. Arizona will see winds, but not much ...
Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area.
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