Jan 8, 2025 · Santa Ana winds will likely return again early next week. NWS warned the strongest winds since late 2011 would be possible for some areas. Ahead of this event, the National Weather...

Jan 19, 2025 · The National Weather Service has issued another rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in anticipation of Monday's powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event. The NWS...

Jan 6, 2025 · Strong and potentially damaging north-to-northeast wind gusts could reach up to 80 mph. Weather officials warn about downed trees and power outages. Isolated gusts in the mountains and...

Dec 10, 2024 · Strong Santa Ana winds could peak at 80 mph, causing quickly-spreading wildfires, should one be ignited. High winds could also lead to downed trees, power lines and power outages.

Jan 7, 2025 · Powerful Santa Ana winds are sweeping across Southern California in a windstorm that triggered red flag warnings for Los Angeles County and created what firefighters called some of the most...

Jan 5, 2025 · Santa Ana winds will continue to howl over much of coastal Southern California through late week, creating a fast-moving, life-threatening and highly destructive wildfire situation.

Dec 17, 2024 · Santa Ana winds are caused 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,"...

3 days ago · Fires driven by Santa Ana winds, the infamous gusts that howl in over the mountains to the city’s north, account for about 90 percent of the area burned by fall and winter wildfires in Southern ...

Nov 4, 2024 · There is increased confidence of a stronger, more widespread, and longer duration Santa Ana wind event which will likely bring widespread critical fire weather conditions to many wind prone areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties Wednesday into Thursday.

Jan 7, 2025 · What are Santa Ana winds? Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore, moving in the opposite direction of the normal onshore flow that carries moist air from the Pacific into the region.