Strong Santa Ana winds will continue to whip Southern California over the next few days, creating what the National Weather Service is calling a “particularly dangerous situation” as firefighters close in on their second week of battling the intense wildfires torching the region.
A wind advisory was already in effect for western Los Angeles County and much of Ventura County in the early morning hours of Jan. 13 as firefighters rushed to contain the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires.
The blazes have scorched more than 37,000 acres and are confirmed to have claimed at least 24 lives to date, with 23 people missing.
The Hurst fire, though yet to prove deadly, has left its mark upon roughly 800 acres but is nearing full containment….