Strong winds — with gusts as high as 79 mph in the San Gabriel Mountains — began blowing their way through Southern California on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, leading to the possibility of downed trees and wires,

The fire broke out at the base of the mountain range, which is a popular hiking area, in Eaton Canyon northeast of Pasadena

An updated high wind watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 8:40 p.m. valid from Saturday 6 p.m. until Sunday 2 p.m. The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA said, “Northeast winds ...

Some residents began to assess the damage to their homes as firefighters appeared to turn a corner in containing the blazes. But officials warned there would be much work to be done.

The highest gusts, up to 70 mph, are forecast for the northern San Fernando Valley and eastern Ventura County.

A windstorm experts called “life-threatening” and “destructive” prompted warnings across Southern California Tuesday and highlighted in the forecast was a meteorological phenomenon known as “breaking mountain waves” that could wreak havoc on Southern California.

northeast of Pasadena, and has reached 1,000 acres. The Hurst fire is around 23 miles north of the Pacific Palisades and spreading. The Eaton fire started at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains ...