Santa Ana winds threaten again this week as firefighters labor to douse LA blazes
"A strong Santa Ana Wind event is expected to develop Monday and last through at least Tuesday," the National Weather Service said.
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L.A. Wildfires: Weary city braces for another round of strong Santa Ana winds.
Strong, damaging Santa Ana winds are expected to bring extreme wildfire danger to Southern California Monday into Tuesday as the landscape remains dangerously starved of rain, and as firefighters continue to work to fully contain wildfires that left at least 27 people dead and destroyed thousands of homes this month.
How to prepare for the next Santa Ana wind event forecasted this week
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Another strong, damaging Santa Ana wind event early this week
While the winds have lessened over the last few days across Southern California, allowing for ample progress to be made in terms of containment of existing wildfires, AccuWeather meteorologists warn that windy conditions are projected to ramp back up at the start of the workweek.
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NWS issues Fire Weather Watch ahead of another Santa Ana wind event
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