Santa Ana winds are a geographically specific type of wind that occur in Southern California known as katabatic winds. They are cold, dry, down-sloping winds that warm as they descend a mountain side.

The Orange County and Santa Ana Mountains area is the focus of an updated wind advisory issued at 9:12 p.m. on Monday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from Tuesday noon until ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...

The Orange County and Santa Ana Mountains area is the focus of an updated wind advisory issued at 2:01 p.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is in effect until Wednesday, ...