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Santa Ana Winds Lash Southern California With 70 mph Gusts as High Wind Warnings Hold Through Sunday

A prolonged offshore wind episode is forecast to persist into next week.

Overview

  • National Weather Service high wind warnings and advisories cover multiple mountain ranges and passes, including the San Gabriel corridors and San Gorgonio Pass, through Sunday afternoon.
  • Observed gusts include widespread 25–35 mph readings in San Diego County with a 70 mph peak at Cuyamaca Peak, with lower humidity spreading countywide.
  • Forecasters warn of downed trees and power lines with possible widespread outages, and advise staying in interior rooms and away from windows during peak gusts.
  • Travel hazards are expected for high-profile vehicles on routes such as the I-5 corridor and Cajon Pass, after an earlier tractor-trailer overturned near Pyramid Lake.
  • Recent heavy rains have saturated soils, lowering immediate wildfire risk but increasing the likelihood of tree and utility pole failures, and officials urge residents to use county alert systems for updates.