The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast. Air masses move from high pressure to low pressure, and the more extreme ...

Diablo Winds are similar to Santa Ana winds, they just occur a little farther to the north. They both can aid in creating ...

Photojournalist Stuart Palley turned his camera on the California wildfires and shares his account of devastation and ...

State fire safety officials have repeatedly warned Southern California Edison to improve weather tracking to help prevent wind-driven fire.

Windstorms can seem like they come out of nowhere, hitting with a sudden blast. They might be hundreds of miles long, ...

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 ...

These winds originate from the Santa Ana Mountains, moving east to west or ... Gusts could reach 70 to 100 mph, similar to wind-driven fire conditions sometimes seen in western Oklahoma.

Dust storms and at least two brush fires have descended on New Mexico. The National Weather Service pushed emergency alerts ...

Multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were accidentally caused by a family's ...

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 ...

The current high-pressure system over Southern California is expected to give way to weak storms that will send temperatures plummeting down.