Santa Ana windstorms happen regularly in Southern ... Gaps in the mountains form wind tunnels The wind speeds up as it pours over the mountains, particularly where it is forced through passes ...

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 ...

Among the most notorious are California’s Santa Ana Winds, which regularly reach speeds of 40 to 60 mph, and which were responsible for the rapid spread of wildfires that engulfed parts of Los ...