Crime & Safety
'Particularly Dangerous Situation' With Incoming 'Damaging' Santa Anas In SoCal
A "powerful and damaging" windstorm with wind gusts from 60 to 100 miles per hour is expected, the National Weather Service says.
LOS ANGELES, CA — As the wildfires continued to burn in the Los Angeles area, meteorologists with the National Weather Service warned residents to take action to prepare their homes and loved ones for another round of extreme wind and fire weather, starting Monday afternoon.
The agency said a "powerful and damaging" Santa Ana windstorm is incoming, with wind gusts from 60 to 100 miles per hour in the mountains and foothills and 50 to 70 miles per hour in the coasts and valleys.
It will last on Monday from around noon to 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
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The scenario will result in a "particularly dangerous situation," the agency said.
As of Monday afternoon, the Palisades Fire had burned 23,713 acres and was under 59 percent contained, while the Eaton Fire had burned 14,021 acres and had been 87 percent contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
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The fires broke out on Jan. 7.
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