An unprecedented fourth 'particularly dangerous situation' fire weather warning went into effect Tuesday morning, lasting through Wednesday. This warning, reserved for extreme red flag conditions, comes after three previous warnings this season, each accompanied by destructive wildfires.
An unprecedented fourth 'particularly dangerous situation' fire weather warning took effect Tuesday morning and is expected to last through Wednesday. The National Weather Service reserves the designation for signifying an extreme red flag warning, when especially hazardous fire weather conditions are expected.
' This event will be a more conventional Santa Ana, with winds coming out of the east and spreading fires to the west. That means the winds will have more of a focus on Ventura County compared with those last week, which came generally out of the north and hit Los Angeles County hard. 'It'll definitely be more focused in areas, as opposed to widespread, like we saw last week,' Kittell said.
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