A powerful windstorm sweeping through Southern California is raising the risk of wildfires to dangerous levels. Multiple brush fires have ignited, forcing evacuations in areas like Santa Monica and Altadena. The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings as gusts could reach 80 mph, with isolated areas experiencing winds over 100 mph.
A windstorm that forecasters described as potentially destructive and life-threatening is impacting a large swath of Southern California , dramatically raising the risk of wildfires for the next several days. Firefighters are battling a fire in the foothills of Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles coastal neighborhood. Another brush fire erupted in the evening in the Eaton Canyon area near Altadena, prompting mandatory evacuations.
Beginning Tuesday afternoon, winds will affect Los Angeles and Ventura counties and peak in the early hours of Wednesday, when gusts could reach 80 mph, the National Weather Service said. Isolated gusts could top 100 mph in mountains and foothills. Red flag warnings are in effect and will and remain in place until 6 p.m. Thursday for the Malibu coast, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley, Calabasas, the Santa Clarita Valley, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the 5 Freeway and 14 Freeway corridors.Evacuation orders issued for Santa Monica due to'immediate threat to life' The city of Santa Monica issued an evacuation order for all areas north of San Vicente, saying there's an 'immediate threat to life'. The city of Santa Monica issued an evacuation order for all areas north of San Vicente, saying there's an'immediate threat to life'.Los Angeles County and Angeles National Forest firefighters are responding to a brush fire burning in the Eaton Canyon area above Altadena. The fire has grown to more than 200 acres, and mandatory evacuations have been issued.The Angeles National Forest issued evacuations for the following areas: Altadena Drive, Kinneloa Canyon Road, Outpost Lane, Glen Springs, Coolidge, Miranda, Roosevelt, Veranda, Kenclare, Foxridge, Canyon Close and Grand Oak.The Los Angeles Fire Department is asking off-duty personnel to reach out and share their availability as the department looks to get more resources and boost staffing overnigh
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