A wind event sweeping across the Fresno region raised wildfire concerns and created hazardous conditions, though officials report no major damage or widespread outages.
Meteorologist Alex Cooke said a low-pressure system moving south along the Nevada border intensified winds across the region, funneling dry northwest air directly through the central San Joaquin Valley of California.
Despite blowing dust observed in some areas, weather officials reported no major dust storms, downed trees or wind-driven power outages affecting large populations…