The BriefSouthern California residents and first responders braced for another round of fierce Santa Ana winds on Tuesday.Crews were monitoring wind-prone areas such as the valleys, mountains and ...

The NWS said northeast to east Santa Ana winds could reach up to 70 mph in mountain areas and up to 50 mph in coast and valley areas. A red flag warning will remain in effect until 3 p.m. Thursday ...

Santa Ana winds are a geographically specific type of wind that occur in Southern California known as katabatic winds. They are cold, dry, down-sloping winds that warm as they descend a mountain side.

in the San Gabriel Mountains, had 88 mph gusts. The potent Santa Ana winds will calm down later Tuesday, but winds will still ...

They also made the blazes fit a pattern. 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 ...

Santa Ana is a title given to the wind phenomena ... Say your mountain chain runs north to south. If winds cross these mountains west to east or east to west, this is how you end up experience ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...

Back-to-back atmospheric river storms are set to hit Los Angeles County this week — giving the region much-needed moisture ...

SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OFF AND ON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW ABOVE 3000 TO 4000 FEET. SANTA ANA WINDS HAVE RETURNED TO LA/VENTURA COUNTIES AND EXPECTED TO REALLY KICK INTO GEAR LATER ...

The topography of Southern California also plays a major role in the development of Santa Ana winds. Once winds reach the Inland Sierra Mountains, the moving air is pushed down and compressed.

Offshore Santa Ana winds will continue to diminish on Thursday. The winds fueling fires in Southern California are beginning to relax, but the forecast calls for their return next week. Offshore ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...