As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.
The particularly dangerous situation alert is relatively new to Southern California but has been issued before the recent wildfires that have caused devastation across LA County.
Federal meteorologists have issued their most dire wildfire warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as winds threaten to pick up in the early hours of Tuesday through Wednesday. Alerting
Wind gusts and dry conditions will linger throughout the day on Thursday in Los Angeles where firefighters hope to gain on their momentum against two major wildfires that have ravaged everything in their path.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Windy and dry conditions returned to Southern California on Monday, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area that started in similar weather nearly two weeks ago.
After a weekend of reprieve allowing fire teams to continue making progress battling the deadly infernos burning in Los Angeles County, Southern California now faces another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds.
All red flag warnings for critical fire danger expired by Thursday evening, bringing relief for firefighting work on two deadly blazes in Los Angeles County.
Firefighters increase containment of the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire as a new red flag warning is declared for Los Angeles County.
According to the National Weather Service, a “particularly dangerous situation warning” was issued in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties from 12 PM Monday through 10 AM Tuesday.
Monday, 7:50 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 59% containment and the Eaton Fire at 87% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning extended through several parts of southern California.
With more critical fire weather this week in Los Angeles, the National Weather Service once again issued one of its strongest warnings possible.