For the latest updates on the LA and San Diego fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Jan. 22. SAN ...

Strong winds fueled fires across Santa Ana in California. Dramatic footage shows a plume of smoke rising from a hillside, ...

Since Jan. 8, one wave after another of fierce Santa Anas have blown through Southern California. Thus far, the San Diego ...

An uptick in Santa Ana winds Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, combined with critically dry vegetation and low humidity, ...

Santa Ana winds finally delivered a big, direct hit on San Diego County Tuesday, gusting as high as 102 mph in the ...

Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made ...

With the strongest of the winds in the inland valleys and mountains of San Diego County on Monday night through Tuesday ...

San Diego County remains under the grip of another round of moderate to strong Santa Ana winds, paired with extremely dry air ...

San Diego County expects rain and mountain snow after severe Santa Ana winds and wildfires across Southern California, ...

(KWTX) -One of the major factors that made the January Los Angeles fires so devastating was the very strong Santa Ana winds.

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region ...