Up To 90 Mph Winds Slam SoCal With More To Come Monday

LOS ANGELES — Santa Ana winds blew into Southern California on Sunday, with gusts reaching over 90 mph and more to come Monday as authorities warned of outages and fire risks.

Magic Mountain Truck Trail along Highway 14 saw a 92 mph gust Sunday morning, while gusts at or above 70 mph were reported on Boney Mountain in the Santa Monica Mountains, at Camarillo Airport and on Palo Sola Truck Road in the Santa Susana Mountains, according to the National Weather Service.

The service forecast “strong Santa Ana winds occuring now through Monday, with strong to damaging winds across wind-prone areas of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, and significant fire-weather conditions” as of Sunday afternoon.

Widespread gusts of 35-55 mph blew across Los Angeles and Ventura counties Sunday morning, according to the service.

“Through this afternoon and evening, the winds will exhibit the usual lull,” the service said. “However, for tonight/Monday morning, the winds will increase yet again with stronger offshore gradients.”

The windy conditions are expected to primarily affect the northern portion of Los Angeles County, enveloping the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and San Gabriel valleys, along with the Malibu coast, Santa Monica Mountains, Calabasas, the San Gabriel Mountains and the Golden State (5) and Antelope Valley (14) freeway corridors.

A high wind warning, wind advisory and red flag warning were in effect until 10 p.m. Monday, according to the service.

The Los Angeles Fire Department issued a red flag alert, which calls for temporary street parking restrictions in areas with a high fire risk, according to the agency, which said the alert will remain in effect at least until 8 a.m. Monday. For more informaiton, visit lafd.org/redflag.

Southern California Edison officials said the utility was reaching out to customers and public safety agencies about the possibility of public safety power shutoffs, in which power is cut in areas being battered by heavy winds that could damage electrical lines or equipment and spark wildfires.

As of around 3:45 p.m., less than 1 percent of the utility’s customers were being affected, with 8,328 without power in Los Angeles County and 2,912 powerless in Orange County. More than 3 percent of customers were being considered for a potential shutff, including 43,774 in Los Angeles County, 19,947 in Orange County and more than 50,000 in Riverside and San Bernardino counties combined.

City News Service contributed to this story.