What Utah has to do with Santa Ana winds — and California wildfires
The winds fueling Southern California wildfires form when a high-pressure system develops over the Great Basin in Utah and Nevada
What to Know About the Santa Ana Winds
The winds are common in California in the colder months, but they can sometimes help spread dangerous wildfires.
What causes the Santa Ana winds — and how they fuel LA blazes like the Palisades Fire
The ferocious wildfires turning the Los Angeles area into a raging inferno are being fueled by “hurricane force” Santa Ana winds that have already prompted the evacuation of tens of
What makes the Santa Ana winds so destructive?
The Santa Ana winds become particularly dangerous when combined with other climate conditions such as drought, which increases the risk of wildfires like the ones currently raging in the Los Angeles area.
What are the Santa Ana winds, fueling the fires in California?
The devastating fires across Southern California are being driven by the Santa Ana winds, as incredibly dry and windy conditions continue to heighten the fire danger
What are the Santa Ana winds that are fueling devastating fires across Southern California?
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme weather warning of a life-threatening and destructive windstorm
Gusty Winds, Extreme Fire Weather Return to Southern California
Windy and dry conditions have returned to Southern California, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area that started in si
With ‘damaging’ winds, extreme fire danger returns to Southern California
The Los Angeles region, still reeling from this month’s firestorm, is under a red-flag warning from noon Monday through Tuesday morning.
Here's how the Santa Ana winds form ... and turn Southern California into a tinderbox
Santa Ana winds can occur when the pressure gradient caused by a high-pressure region over the Rockies, in combination with friction, forces air from the mountainous West down the San Gabriel Mountains in southern California.
‘Everyone needs to be on high alert,’ mayor says, as LA faces another round of Santa Ana winds
Another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds is lashing Southern California after a brief weekend reprieve helped crews make more progress battling the deadly infernos in Los Angeles County.
Southern California on edge as extreme Santa Ana winds, fire danger return and PDS warning takes effect in LA area
A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning has been issued for Southern California as a powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event​ is expected.
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What are Santa Ana winds and how are they fuelling LA wildfires?
The weather set-up is key to the Santa Ana winds blowing. They occur when a large area of high pressure becomes ...
Worsening wind forecast brings new L.A.-area fire risk beginning Monday: ‘This is a time to act’
The Santa Ana wind forecast for Southern California has worsened, and forecasters now expect to issue a red flag fire weather ...
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Wildfires rage through Los Angeles, could the smoke affect Utah’s air quality?
Devastating wildfires are quickly blazing through Los Angeles, consuming structures and sending thick smoke into the air.
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Santa Ana winds return this weekend, early next week in Southern California
Another wave of Santa Ana winds arrive Saturday ... bumping into a ridge of high pressure settling over the Great Basin of Utah and Nevada, creating a "tight" pressure gradient that will ...
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Authorities warn of 'life-threatening, destructive' windstorm in Ventura, Los Angeles
Authorities warned this week of a possibly "life-threatening, destructive" Santa Ana windstorm, one that could rival or exceed conditions during the recent Mountain and Franklin fires. The ...
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Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t ...
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Firefighters make progress in LA wildfire containment, residents urged to remain cautious
Weather conditions have improved for the city of Los Angeles, as firefighters make progress in containing the blazes.
L.A.'s 'off the charts' dryness keeps risk of new fires high. Rain is desperately needed
There's a growing risk that significant fire weather could return in Los Angeles and Ventura counties starting early next ...