(KWTX) -One of the major factors that made the January Los Angeles fires so devastating was the very strong Santa Ana winds.

Answer: The Santa Ana winds have everything to do with weather. It starts with a high-pressure area over the Great Basin.

Katabatic winds? Adiabatic compression? Time for a thermodynamics lesson! The record lack of rain has also made this Santa Ana event different.

Santa Ana winds, which are common in Southern California during cooler months, are behind some of the Golden State’s most vicious fires. They are notorious for turning small sparks into ...

One of the biggest stories of 2025 thus far has been the wildfires in California. A common occurrence in that state, ...

Santa Ana winds can bring disruptive impacts to daily life in Los Angeles and parts of southern California, but when coupled ...

Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California ... during a Santa Ana wind. The extreme lack of humidity in the air causes vegetation ...

A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning has been issued for Southern California as a powerful and potentially ...