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High Wind Warnings Sweep Southern California With Gusts Up to 70 MPH

With soils saturated, the pattern shifts to Santa Ana winds that will keep conditions gusty into next week.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA MARCH 14: A flag at a shopping center in Stevenson Ranch billows in the gusty Santa Ana winds that blew through the Southland felling trees in some areas, prompting warnings of hazardous driving conditions and possible damage to power lines. Photographed in Stevenson Ranch, Los Angeles County, CA on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita, Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range, Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains, Southern Ventura County Mountains and Northern Ventura County Mountains are under an updated high wind warning which was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 1:35 p.m. The warning is valid from 8 p.m. until Thursday Jan. 8, at 8 p.m.

Overview

  • National Weather Service warnings are in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday for the Antelope Valley, San Gabriel Mountains and the 5 Freeway corridor north of Los Angeles, with 25–40 mph winds and gusts up to 65 mph.
  • A separate high wind warning for the San Gabriel Mountains and the 14 Freeway corridor runs from 6 a.m. Thursday to 1 p.m. Saturday, where gusts could reach 70 mph.
  • Wind advisories cover additional Los Angeles coastal and valley zones Thursday and extend to the Coachella Valley plus San Diego County mountains and deserts, with peak gusts of 50–70 mph in wind‑prone high terrain.
  • Forecasters warn of falling trees, power outages and hazardous travel due to saturated ground, with light snow possible over Tejon Pass on the 5 Freeway.
  • High Surf Advisories call for 10–15 foot waves and dangerous rip currents on west‑facing beaches, while frost and freeze alerts target interior valleys as temperatures drop before a weekend warmup under offshore flow.