The ferocious wildfires turning areas of Los Angeles into raging infernos are being fueled by “hurricane force” Santa Ana winds that have already prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands ...

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 ...

Fast-moving Santa Ana winds – some as powerful as a hurricane – have been roaring across Southern California and feeding the wildfires firefighters are battling in the Los Angeles area.

The ferocious Santa Ana winds that helped fuel the deadly, out-of-control wildfires around Los Angeles are forecast to ease later Wednesday, but they may return Friday, meteorologists said.

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 ...

Humidity levels often plunge to single-digit percentages during a Santa Ana wind. The extreme lack of humidity in the air causes vegetation — living and dead — to significantly dry out and ...

Helping drive the wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles are the so-called Santa Ana winds, a weather phenomenon known to dry out "the hills and the nerves to flash point." The windstorms occur ...

By Camille Baker A Santa Ana wind event is fueling wildfires in Los Angeles that have destroyed homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. Here’s what to know about the winds.

AND OF COURSE, ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THEY’LL BE TALKING ABOUT IS THE RETURN OF THE SANTA ANA WINDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. KELLY CURRAN JOINS US NOW FROM THE ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into several neighborhoods starting Jan. 7, 2025. Over 1,000 ...