California winds

Over the past week southern California has been experiencing winds of over 70 mph which is almost tropical storm strength. These winds are common this time of year in the state and are called the Santa Anna winds. Power outages have been common with over 300,000 people without power. Additionally, the winds have knocked over trees, caused small fires and  The region affected were the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino. These counties include the greater Los Angeles area. The areas with the highest winds were in the valleys between the San Beranadino Mountains and along the coast. Unfortunately, these winds are hard to predict sometimes so mitigation becomes harder for the Santa Anna winds. The pattern for these winds are very sporadic and infrequent.


Tree on top of a home in Southern California
http://abcnews.go.com/US/fierce-santa-ana-winds-hit-southern-california/story?id=15065048