INLAND EMPIRE, CA — Thursday afternoon's howling winds swept across the Inland Empire have calmed as of Friday morning, with ...

A long dry summer created ample fuel that has combined with a lack of rainfall over the winter to extend fire season ... Santa Ana windstorms multiple times a year. As the wind flows over the ...

Santa Ana winds can cause fires to spread quickly, and extreme drought conditions mean the presence of dry fuels. A stock photo of a helicopter fighting a wildfire. A stock photo of a helicopter ...

Orange County and Santa Ana Mountains was placed under an updated wind advisory by the National Weather Service on Thursday ...

Weak to moderate Santa Ana winds begin this evening and last through tomorrow. The most persistent winds will be in the Riverside/San Diego County mountains and eastern valleys. Elevated fire ...

The intense and fast-moving fires that have cut a path of destruction through the suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at least two people, are being driven by the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds ... it ...

Strong Santa Ana winds pushed a wildfire across critically dry terrain in the Bonsall area early Tuesday, charring more than 80 acres and forcing the evacuation of homes in the path of the fire ...

(CNN) — Southern California is bracing for another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds ... Northeast winds are set to strengthen late Monday into Tuesday, reaching speeds of 35 to 50 mph ...

Also see: How to prepare for the next Santa Ana wind event The stage is once again set for enormous fire danger because there still is critically dry vegetation, with no real rain since April ...

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 ...

As of Thursday, officials reported the fire was 100% contained, aided by a break in Santa Ana wind conditions. All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted. The Lidia Fire broke out shortly ...

but Southern California now is bracing for another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds. “Particularly Dangerous Situation” red flag warnings are in effect from noon Monday to 10 a.m. PT ...