California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that caused humidity levels to drop and prompted forecasters to warn of the potential for 'extreme and life-threatening' wildfires.
At least one home is now burning amid a fast-moving brush fire burning along Pacific Coast Highway and Malibu Canyon Road in Malibu.California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that caused humidity levels to drop and prompted forecasters to warn of the potential for "extreme and life-threatening" wildfires.
With predicted gusts between 50 miles and 100 mph and humidity levels as low as 8%, parts of Southern California could experience conditions ripe for "extreme and life-threatening" fire behavior into Thursday, the weather service said. Northwest of Los Angeles, the fast-moving Mountain Fire prompted evacuation orders for multiple communities in an agricultural area near Santa Paula in southern Ventura County.
To the south in Orange County, fire officials said ash and debris were being kicked up from the Airport Fire, which tore through the area earlier this year due to high winds, but no active fires were reported there Wednesday. Gusts whipped through coastal cities, bringing down tree branches and toppling large trash bins.
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