Franklin Fire: Santa Ana winds-fueled blaze scorches Malibu area, forcing evacuations
The fire erupted during extreme Santa Ana winds. The National Weather Service issued "a particularly dangerous" red-flag warning for much of the local area for the second time in a little over a month. Those are triggered during extreme conditions, ones that can cause fires to ignite easily and spread quickly, officials said.
Santa Ana winds are one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an annual weather hazard in southern California.
The Santa Ana winds has kept fire crews on their toes as two brushfires broke out in San Diego County Tuesday.
Weak Santa Anas are still occurring in some of San Diego’s inland areas, but the strongest conditions have passed.
Its a frigid Tuesday morning along the Central Coast. The dry and cool airmass over the region caused overnight lows to ...
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Fierce Santa Ana winds lashed San Diego County’s parched landscape Tuesday, toppling big rig trucks on Interstate 8 east of ...
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In photos: Malibu fire threatens homes, forces thousands to evacuate after exploding in sizeA wildfire threatening Malibu homes has forced thousands to evacuate, as forecasters warn of "extremely critical fire weather conditions" through Wednesday across Southern California. The big picture: ...
The eastern half of Malibu remained under an evacuation order Tuesday. The rest of the city and portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County were under an evacuation warning affecting roughly 20,000 ...
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