Wind gusts topping 70 mph in the San Gabriel Mountains are providing a taste of the conditions that are expected to continue into Thursday.
Simi Valley resident, Michael Turton, ducks under a tree that fell onto his car due to high winds on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. battered much of Southern California Wednesday, dramatically raising concerns of wildfires and prompting precautionary power outages for thousands of residents.
The strongest winds were anticipated Wednesday “when widespread damaging wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph are likely in the mountains and foothills of Los Angeles and Ventura counties , with isolated gusts of 80 to 100 mph possible in favored areas of the San Gabriels. Similar winds are expected once again in the mountains Thursday night.”
— Until 11 a.m. Friday in the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, San Gabriel Mountains and the 14 Freeway corridor, with a “Particularly Dangerous Situation red flag warning” in effect in those areas until 9 a.m. Thursday— Until 6 p.m. Thursday in the Santa Clarita Valley, Malibu Coast and San Fernando Valley, with a “Particularly Dangerous Situation red flag warning” in effect in those areas until 4 p.m.
Orange County coastal areas will be under a red flag warning until 6 p.m. Thursday, while the Santa Ana Mountains will be under red flag warnings from 4 a.m. Wednesday until 6 p.m. Thursday. The Los Angeles Unified School District closed the Topanga Elementary School on Wednesday as a precaution, instructing students to report instead to Woodland Hills Academy. It was unclear if that campus closure would continue on Thursday.
Another 48,200 customers in L.A. County were being warned about possible power cuts, and another 4,200 in Orange County.“With widespread critical fire weather conditions impacting Southern California, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department has implemented its augmented staffing plan by ordering additional staffing and pre deployment of ground and aerial resources throughout Los Angeles County,” Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone said in a statement.
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