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Santa Ana Winds Lash Southern California With 70–88 mph Gusts as Warnings Extend Into Monday

Recent soaking rains have lowered fire danger, shifting the chief risk to uprooted trees and power disruptions.

Overview

  • High wind warnings and wind advisories covered mountain passes, valleys and coastal corridors from Ventura to San Diego, including the San Gabriel Mountains, the I‑5 corridor and the San Gorgonio Pass.
  • Peak gusts reached 88 mph in San Diego County’s mountains, with other notable readings in the 70–80 mph range at Cuyamaca Peak, Big Black Mountain and Sill Hill.
  • The National Weather Service cautioned of difficult travel for high‑profile vehicles through corridors like the Grapevine and Cajon Pass, following incidents such as overturned big rigs near Pyramid Lake and in Jurupa Valley.
  • Utilities and forecasters reported scattered outages and downed limbs, warning that saturated soils increase the likelihood of toppled trees and damaged lines.
  • Forecasters expect the offshore pattern to persist as winds gradually ease, with a warming and drying trend pushing many locations into the 70s and low 80s next week.