Fire danger elevated as strong winds hit Southern California

The Santa Anas, common in Southern California during the fall, also topple trees and bring the threat of power outages.

LOS ANGELES — Another round of strong Santa Ana winds swept through Southern California on Saturday, increasing the risk of wildfires as humidity levels plummeted.

A red flag warning for fire danger was in effect until 10 a.m. Sunday for many mountain and valley areas, where single-digit humidity levels were possible.

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