Not only do these winds accelerate the speed and spread of the fires, they also affect how the fires are fought. The strong winds can make it dangerous to fly aircraft used for containing the fires.
The winds from hell have returned. Santa Ana winds, one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an ongoing weather hazard in Southern California, have helped fuel the destructive wildfires ...
With strong, dry Santa Ana winds expected, the National Weather Service ... could constitute a "particularly dangerous situation," or PDS, red flag warning. "It's still too far out to provide ...
Firefighters braced for high winds, with the National Weather Service of LA issuing its most serious advisory, “Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS)".
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 ...
The winds are common in California in the colder months, but they can sometimes help spread dangerous wildfires. By Camille Baker A Santa Ana wind event is fueling wildfires in Los Angeles that ...
Damaging winds, downed trees, power outages and raging wildfires. Santa Ana winds can lead to all of these and more, potentially leading to life-threatening conditions. Knowing what Santa Ana ...