How do Santa Ana winds hinder fight against LA fires? We explain.
Santa Ana winds occur when air flows west from a region of high pressure over the dry Great Basin to lower pressure off the California coast, According to Accuweather. As that cool interior air flows over and through mountain passes, it accelerates, sinks and compresses.
How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring from fall into January. When conditions are dry, as they are right now, these winds can become a severe fire hazard.
Only light breezes were fanning the flames, but the National Weather Service warned that locally strong Santa Ana winds could ...
The California wildfires that erupted on January 7, Tuesday, were triggered by the high gusts of Santa Ana winds.
The Storm Prediction Center, the agency of the National Weather Service tasked with issuing fire weather outlooks, says that ...
ABC 7 Los Angeles on MSN1d
Santa Ana winds linger into Friday as red flag warning remains in effectThe Santa Ana winds will stick around into Friday morning as most of the region remains under a critical fire risk. The ...
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