MORE HIGH WINDS FORECAST FOR SCV.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - High winds that had firefighters on edge Tuesday will continue today in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , with the National Weather Service predicting more gale-force gusts. Additional Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La teams were on standby in the fire-prone region where hot, dry weather translates to high fire danger. Winds hit 46 mph in the Newhall Pass on Monday, with gusts up to 55 mph expected today. The wind is expected to taper to breezes through the rest of the week, with high temperatures steady in the 70s through Monday and lows in the upper 50s. So far this brush-fire season, the Santa Clarita Valley has escaped with no serious brush fires, but the danger will continue until there is significant rainfall. Last year's heavy rain resulted in lush plant life that dried through the summer into potential kindling kindling (kinˑ·dling), n change in brain function wherein repeated chemical or electrical stimuli induce seizures. kindling 1. parturition in the doe rabbit. . The weather service issued red flag warnings Monday and Tuesday in the area and advised that continuing 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 -- , warm temperatures and low humidity will keep the fire danger high through Sunday. |
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