A powerful windstorm fueled by Santa Ana winds is expected to hit Southern California, raising concerns about wildfires and power outages. The National Weather Service has issued warnings and urged residents to take precautions.
The Southern California region is preparing for a 'life-threatening and destructive windstorm' caused by strong Santa Ana winds Tuesday. The National Weather Service has issued several warnings including a red flag warning and a high wind warning for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The NWS said there is an extreme risk of fire weather conditions. A red flag warning has been issued for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday through 6 p.m. Thursday.
A high wind advisory will go into effect at 4 p.m. Tuesday and will remain until 6 p.m. Wednesday. Some of the locations with the greatest concern: 118 and 210 corridors, Santa Monica mountains and foothills, San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys, Pasadena, Burbank, Hollywood, Sylmar, Malibu. Weather officials urge residents to stay indoors and away from windows. Damaging wind gusts could reach up to 80 mph while isolated gusts for mountain and foothill areas could reach up to 100 mph. The NWS said people should use extreme caution with any sources that could ignite a fire. They've issued a fire weather watch from Thursday into Friday. The low humidity and dry vegetation conditions could spark wildfires. Cal Fire has already been taking steps to ensure crews are ready for any emergencies. They are deploying additional firefighting resources throughout the state. In a statement Monday, Cal Fire said it has 45 additional engines ready for deployment in Southern California. Potential public safety power shutoffs As of Tuesday morning, Southern California Edison has not reported any public safety power shutoffs. Some of the most affected areas that are being considered for public safety shutoffs are Los Angeles, Ventura and Riverside counties. Los Angeles County: 113,871 Ventura County: 91,149 Riverside County: 123,056 Orange County: 12,871 San Bernardino County: 67,233 Santa Barbara County: 4,182 Kern County: 3,253 Officials are concerned that wind gusts could cause downed powerline
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