The winds from hell have returned. Santa Ana winds, one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an ongoing weather hazard in Southern California, have helped fuel the destructive wildfires ...

Although the Santa Anas are a routine part of life for people living in southern California, the winds are particularly violent and destructive this time around, experts say.

A Santa Ana wind event is fueling wildfires in Los Angeles that have destroyed homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. Here’s what to know about the winds.

Santa Ana winds, one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an annual weather hazard in Southern California, have helped fuel the destructive Franklin wildfire in Malibu that's charred ...

The Santa Ana winds form in a western area of the country known as the Great Basin, which includes Nevada and part of Utah. The basin sits at a higher elevation than Southern California.

To form the Santa Ana winds, the typical first ingredient is a chilled autumn day in the high desert of southern Nevada. The chill creates cold, dense air, which is squeezed from aloft by a high ...

When the wind rushes into Southern California from the northeast, as it does during a Santa Ana, it's coming from Nevada and western Utah, over and between the mountains in between.

This region experiences Santa Ana windstorms multiple times a year. Air gets hotter and drier As the wind flows over the Sierra Nevada and Santa Ana mountains, it drops from high elevation to sea ...

The flames are being fueled by 100 mph wind gusts -- a phenomenon in Southern California known as the Santa Ana winds. The Santa Ana Winds are named after a Los Angeles-area mountain range, but ...

How strong are the Santa Ana winds? The strength of the wind is what helps to spread fires rapidly. Speeds of 60 to 80mph (95-130km/h) are common, but gusts of up to 100mph (160km/h) can occur ...

As the wind flows over the Sierra Nevada and Santa Ana mountains, it drops from high elevation to sea level. The sinking air becomes compressed and heats up, and its relative humidity drops. Gaps ...