As firefighters battle the Eaton and Palisades fires in Southern California, strong Santa Ana winds are hitting the fire-ravaged region again — posing renewed risks for the fires to spread and for new ones to spark.
The National Weather Service issued “particularly dangerous” red flag warnings to last from noon Monday to 10 a.m. local time Tuesday for much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties and other parts of Southern California. Mild temperatures, low humidity and expected strong winds and powerful gusts in the mountains and foothills, are creating the perfect environment for fires to spread quickly, the National Weather Service warned.
“This is already the third ‘particularly dangerous’ red flag warning that has been issued for the month of January, which is unprecedented for this area,” National Weather Service incident meteorologist James White said during a briefing Monday morning…