Weather Wednesday: Santa Ana Winds
Santa Ana Winds occur when air from a region of high pressure over the dry, desert region of the southwestern U.S. flows westward towards low pressure located off the California coast. This creates dry winds that flow east to west through the mountain passages in Southern California.
Southern California faces 'particularly dangerous' wildfire threat from Santa Ana winds up to 80 mph
Southern California is forecast to experience potentially damaging Santa Ana winds through midweek, fueling a critical fire threat for the mountains and valleys of Los Angeles and San Diego counties.
Updates: Schools closed as Santa Ana winds, low humidity threaten San Diego
Santa Ana winds and extremely low humidity were creating a dangerous weather concoction for Southern California that sparked wildfires and forced SDG&E to cut power to tens of thousands of customers.
Thousands without power as Santa Ana winds bring increased fire risk for Southern California
Power to tens of thousands of people had been shut off by Monday night as utilities worked to mitigate the impacts of Southern California’s notorious Santa Ana winds, whose strong gusts could damage e
Santa Ana winds mostly over before cooler weather, light rain caps work week
Weak Santa Anas are still occurring in some of San Diego's inland areas, but the strongest conditions have passed.
Santa Ana winds diminish but fire threat keeps 2,000 in San Diego without power
A Red Flag Warning expired at 4 a.m. Wednesday but low humidity levels in some parts of San Diego County were still elevating fire concern.
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Canyon Crest Fire interrupts Fontana families' Thanksgiving dinners
One family told FOX 11 that they were just about to sit down for Thanksgiving dinner when they were told they should evacuate ...
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Powerful Santa Ana wind event to bring particularly dangerous fire weather to Southern California
The timing of this Santa Ana Wind Event is similar to the Thomas Fire, which burned over 280,000 acres from December 2017 to January 2018 and is the ninth-largest wildfire in California history.
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Santa Ana winds gusting up to 92 mph cause SDG&E to shut off power to 51,000 households
A Santa Ana wind storm with gusts up to 92 mph in some areas is lashing San Diego County, creating a high potential for wildfires in a region where vegetation is drier than it has been in years.
Yahoo4d
Santa Ana winds: facts and fiction
The Santa Ana winds of Southern California can be visualized in several ways. You can see their effects as palm trees sway in the morning light or when clean-up crews arrive to deal with ...
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Santa Ana winds return, prompting red flag warning and fire danger across SoCal
Strong Santa Ana winds with gusts up to 65 mph return to the inland and mountain areas, prompting a red flag warning across Southern California. By Monday night going into Tuesday, the winds ...