A "Particularly Dangerous Situation" warning remains in effect as strong winds cause extreme fire danger in Southern ...

Southern California is braced for "extremely critical fire conditions" caused by a new period of Santa Ana winds today ...

The Santa Ana winds become particularly dangerous when combined with other climate conditions such as drought, which ...

Three major wildfires in Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires – are burning rapidly and are being driven by one of the strongest ...

Luna said they are actively searching for 23 adults, 17 of whom have gone missing in the Eaton Fire, which ravaged the ...

Topography matters, too — treeless mountain peaks are typically windier without those trees, or buildings, to slow the winds.

So far, the strongest winds recorded during the fires were around 100 miles per hour, which is considered hurricane-force strength. The strong Santa Ana winds are still expected to remain throughout ...

Santa Ana winds occur when air flows west from a region of high pressure over the dry Great Basin to lower pressure off the ...

Nevertheless, winds will be strong enough to potentially cause explosive fire growth. On Monday morning and the rest of the ...

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 ...

A view of flames at the mountain as seen from Topanga Canyon near Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2025. A ...

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme weather warning of a life-threatening and destructive windstorm ...