The Santa Ana winds are fueling wildfires in southern California. Usually, they stay at higher altitudes, but this time, they dropped lower and squeezed through mountain passes.

The fast-moving wildfire s ripping through Southern California are being fueled by the state’s fierce Santa Ana winds.

What are Santa Ana winds? Santa Ana winds flow east to west through Southern California's mountains, according to the National Weather Service.

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.

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 are returning to Southern California with wind gusts peaking up to 45 mph for parts of the region.

Strong and “particularly dangerous” Santa Ana wind conditions battered much of Southern California Wednesday, dramatically raising concerns of wildfires and prompting precautionary power ...

According to Accuweather, Santa Ana winds occur when air from a region of high pressure over the dry Great Basin region of the U.S. flows westward toward lower pressure off the California coast.

Santa Ana winds are one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an ongoing weather hazard in Southern California.

Southern Californians aren't in the clear yet from powerful winds blowing across the region on Wednesday.

Powerful Santa Ana winds near Los Angeles are fueling some of the most significant wildfire threats in years across Southern California.

Strong and “particularly dangerous” Santa Ana wind conditions battered much of Southern California Wednesday, dramatically raising concerns of wildfires and prompting precautionary power outages for ...