The winds fueling Southern California wildfires form when a high-pressure system develops over the Great Basin in Utah and ...

The winds are common in California in the colder months, but they can sometimes help spread dangerous wildfires.

The weather set-up is key to the Santa Ana winds blowing. They occur when a large area of high pressure becomes established ...

The ferocious wildfires turning the Los Angeles area into a raging inferno are being fueled by “hurricane force” Santa Ana ...

The Santa Ana winds become particularly dangerous when combined with other climate conditions such as drought, which ...

As fires in the region remain uncontained, L.A. officials say they’re “ready” for an incoming new round of strong winds.

Santa Anas are created by high pressure over the Great Basin — the vast desert interior of the West overlapping Nevada, parts of Utah and other ... Santa Ana winds pushed the fire south, where ...

Devastating wildfires are quickly blazing through Los Angeles, consuming structures and sending thick smoke into the air.

The Santa Ana winds form in a western area of the country known as the Great Basin, which includes Nevada and part of Utah. The basin sits at a higher elevation than Southern California.

The devastating fires across Southern California are being driven by the Santa Ana winds, as incredibly dry and windy ...

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme weather warning of a life-threatening and destructive windstorm ...