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Dangerous fire weather returns to Southern California

The latest Santa Ana winds will return Monday, with the strongest gusts expected Monday night into Tuesday morning, as Los Angeles fires continue to burn.

Los Angeles Times · 20h

Southern California in ‘uncharted territory’ as extreme fire weather returns next week

Another round of fire weather could last for much of next week in Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific Palisades, Altadena and surrounding communities struggle to assess the damage of devastating wildfires earlier this month.

AccuWeather on MSN · 1d

Calmer weather is helping the fight against California fires, but it won't last

Unfortunately, the Santa Ana winds are expected to return before January is over, bringing wildfire risks back up in Southern California.

Santa Ana Winds, California

The New York Times · 10h

Powerful Santa Ana Winds Expected to Elevate Fire Risk in Southern California

Meteorologists said there was a chance the winds would be as severe as those that fueled the Palisades and Eaton fires, but that different locations would likely be affected.

AOL · 9h

Southern California faces renewed fire threat due to expected increase in Santa Ana winds

National Weather Service offices across Southern California are warning residents of an increase in weather conditions that are conducive to rapid fire growth. Meteorologists are most concerned about conditions from Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning when winds will be at their peak and relative humidity will be low.

Orange County Register on MSN · 14h

How to prepare for the next Santa Ana wind event forecasted this week

The Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index is forecasting a strong Santa Ana wind event Monday, Jan. 20 and Tuesday, Jan. 21 for areas in LA, Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties.

5don MSN

Weather service issues its most severe fire warning for parts of L.A. area as winds pick up

The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting ...

6hon MSN

California wildfires: What we know about LA-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los ...

2don MSN

Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California wildfires today? See maps

While areas of Los Angeles County are still under mandatory evacuation orders, Southern California gets a "much-needed" ...

Naples Daily News on MSN10d

California firefighters battle 'hurricane of fire,' a horror Florida can only imagine

Live updates: 'Hurricane of fire' driving thousands to flee in California; at least 2 dead US Wildfire, smoke map to track latest wildfires National Weather Service forecasts for high winds ...

3don MSN

Firefighters need better weather to fight California's flames. When will they get relief?

Fire danger remains high in parts of Los Angeles that have been ablaze for days, but there is hope that better weather over ...

12don MSN

'Nasty cocktail' of weather to hit California, with winds up to 100 mph

Strong winds are predicted for California this week, particularly in the southern part of the state, the National Weather ...

The Independent4d

Fire tornadoes are a risk under California's extreme wildfire conditions

firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather. The National Weather Service warned Tuesday that ...

3don MSN

National Weather Service explains "particularly dangerous situation" alert

The particularly dangerous situation alert is relatively new to Southern California but has been issued before the recent ...

3don MSN

Map Shows California Is Under Both Freeze and Red Flag Warnings

The NWS map created on Wednesday shows central California under freeze warnings and frost advisories while Southern ...

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