Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread wildfires into several neighborhoods in early January 2025, creating a terrifying scene.

San Diego wildfires resulted in residents evacuating the area. Two fires occurred early Tuesday morning. Intense winds are causing dangerous fire conditions in communities. Wildfires in San Diego have led to mandatory evacuations in the area on Tuesday.

Santa Ana winds return to Southern California from Monday to Tuesday, once again raising fire danger concerns.

The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months ... passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch.” San Diego’s 7 most dangerous intersections could soon get a safety overhaul.

The blazes have grown to more than 37,000 acres, killing at least 25 people and destroying thousands of structures.

LOS ANGELES - As crews continue to make progress Sunday on the deadly Eaton and Palisades fires, Southern California is bracing for another dangerous wind event early this week as Santa Ana winds ...

San Francisco’s rainless streak will hit two weeks Monday as a long stretch of dry weather plagues California this January. But there is some hope that by the weekend at least some parts of the state will pick up rain and snow.

As the L.A. fires rage, we’re reminded of movies, books and songs that speak to the city’s love-hate relationship with the forces that shape it.

Winds picked up on Tuesday in Southern California and at least a couple of new wildfires broke out, forcing evacuations in San Diego County as firefighters remained on alert in extreme fire weather.

The blaze has burned just over 14,000 acres near Pasadena. It is 89% contained. This fire has burned 80 acres in San Diego County and is 30% contained. Jacey Fortin The Friars fire burned a few acres in San Diego’s Mission Valley neighborhood Tuesday afternoon,