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Kelly Curran explains the latest forecast for the return of Santa Ana winds this week in Southern California. This forecast ...

Red flag warnings tell other agencies, like fire and transportation departments, that it's time to staff up and prepare to ...

A red flag warning has been issued through Wednesday in Southern California because of dangerous fire conditions. The winds ...

What to KnowA red flag warning and wind advisory will be in effect from 4 p.m. Monday until at least 6 p.m. Wednesday for ...

Dangerously high winds were expected to resume on Monday in Los Angeles, potentially hampering efforts to extinguish two stubborn wildfires that have levelled whole neighbourhoods and claimed the ...

"If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for very rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior," the NWS warns.

Conditions are expected to dramatically worsen, with “extreme fire behaviour and life-threatening conditions” over the coming ...

The latest red flag warning includes the Inland Empire and Orange County, as well as the already ravaged Los Angeles area.

San Diego Gas & Electric is warning customers of potential power shutoff as fire risk returns with high winds to San Diego ...

The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting ...