BALMY WEEKEND AHEAD; SANTA ANA WINDS LEAVE MESS BEHIND.Byline: Jesse Hiestand Daily News Staff Writer The Santa Ana winds Santa Ana Winds may refer to: 1. Santa Ana wind, a local Southern California reference to Föhn winds, a meteorological phenomenon occurring as a layer of wind is forced over a mountain range -- drying the air -- which then passes over the crest and begins to move downslope -- blew out of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, on Thursday, setting the stage for a balmy, sun-drenched weekend, forecasters said. Utility crews and firefighters spent the day contending with the aftermath of Wednesday's windstorm wind·storm n. A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain. windstorm A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain. that buckled trees, snapped power lines and fueled brush fires with gusts topping 50 mph in some areas. But by 5:30 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service had canceled its high-wind advisory for the mountain areas of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County, said meteorologist Bruce Rockwell. ``It's going to be a little breezy, especially in the early morning hours but nothing like (Wednesday),'' Rockwell said of the 20 to 30 mph winds possible today below passes and canyons. Otherwise, Rockwell said, the forecast through the weekend calls for temperatures in the day about 3 degrees above normal for this time of year. At night, temperatures in the 40s, about 4 to 5 degrees below normal, are forecast. In Glendale, firefighters Thursday mopped up a brush fire that broke out at the height of the windstorm the day before. About 100 hillside acres were burned. ``The winds played a big factor by pushing the fire in the early stages,'' said Capt. Eric Indermill of the Glendale Fire Department. No injuries were reported and no structures were lost, although some homes were briefly threatened. Downed wires sparked the fire, Indermill said. Department of Water and Power crews tended to sporadic sporadic /spo·rad·ic/ (spo-rad´ic) occurring singly; widely scattered; not epidemic or endemic. spo·rad·ic or spo·rad·i·cal adj. 1. Occurring at irregular intervals. 2. , wind-related power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965
Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. on Thursday, said spokeswoman Marie Lemelle. Woodland Hills, Granada Hills and Reseda were among the areas affected. CAPTION(S): 2 photos PHOTO (1 -- 2) A Department of Water and Power crew works Thursday on restoring a power line in Reseda that was knocked out by a a tree toppled by heavy winds. Sporadic outages hit throughout the day in the San Fernando Valley. Gus Ruelas/Daily News |
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