LOS ANGELES – Residents in the South California faces an extreme fire threat Wednesday as dry conditions overlap with strong conditions Santa Ana wind.
The threat prompted the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles to issue a rare “extremely hazardous situation” fire warning for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties from Wednesday through Thursday morning, noting damaging impacts. wind Wind gusts of 50 to 80 km/h are expected.
The NWS added that isolated wind gusts of 80 to 100 mph are possible in the San Gabriel Mountains, which are north of Los Angeles.
Strong Santa Ana winds, along with extremely low wind speeds humidity and dry vegetation create a situation where trees and power lines can fall and produce the ignition that allows rapid spread forest fires.
The Santa Ana windThese are winds that blow from the Santa Ana Mountains southeast of Los Angeles and hit Southern California every year.
A woman’s hair is blown as the Santa Ana wind returns to Los Angeles. October 18, 2024.
However, the NWS noted that Santa Ana winds are expected to be “stronger, more widespread and longer lasting” this week.
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Residents should expect a high risk of power outages and public outages safety power outages during this Santa Ana wind event, the NWS said.
Source of original article: There’s an “extremely dangerous situation” fire threat looming in Southern California amid Santa Ana winds