Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

Santa Ana winds, one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an ongoing weather hazard in Southern California, have helped fuel the destructive wildfires in Los Angeles this week.

Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire: ...

What to know about Santa Ana winds. Wind moves from high pressure to low pressure. When you add Southern California's rugged topography of mountains, canyons and passes, that wind can now pick up ...

Santa Ana windstorms happen regularly in Southern California, but experts say the current winds are stronger than usual. Pressure changes create winds These winds occur when a high-pressure system ...

Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire ...

Southern California is bracing for another round of strong, potentially dangerous Santa Ana winds just over a month after a similar wind event helped fuel the Mountain Fire, which scorched nearly ...

Editor's note: An updated Los Angeles wind forecast has been issued for Thursday, January 9. The ferocious Santa Ana winds that helped fuel the deadly, out-of-control wildfires around Los Angeles ...

Strong and “particularly dangerous” Santa Ana wind conditions battered much of Southern California Wednesday, dramatically raising concerns of wildfires and prompting precautionary power ...