Topography matters, too — treeless mountain peaks are typically windier without those trees, or buildings, to slow the winds.

The topography of Southern California also plays a major role in the development of Santa Ana winds. Once winds reach the Inland Sierra Mountains, the moving air is pushed down and compressed.

Multiple counties in Southern California were under red flag warnings from the NWS early Monday, with the service warning of ...

Los Angeles has experienced one of its worst disasters as powerful Santa Ana winds, sometimes at hurricane strength ... and ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds are ... with mountaintop winds reaching 100 mph. Wind moves from high pressure to low pressure. When you add Southern California's rugged topography of mountains, canyons ...

The winds will likely be strong enough to down trees, large branches and power lines. Santa Ana winds could gust ... you add Southern California's rugged topography of mountains, canyons and ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana winds ... the faster the winds blow. Topography also plays a role. As the winds rush downslope from the ...

Winds will pick up this week, when PDS red flag warning will be in effect for some areas, after a weekend lull that allowed ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at ... and the more extreme the difference in the pressure, the faster the winds blow. Topography also plays a role. As the winds rush downslope ...