Forestry Technician Michelle Ward shares information with FOX Weather.
LOS ANGELES – A dire warning has been issued for the Los Angeles area after forecasters said the region could experience the strongest winds in more than a decade.
Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Los Angeles said: “Life-threatening, destructive and widespread storms are expected Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning.”
Wind damage is expected in much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, causing widespread power outages.
The strongest winds will blow through Southern California from Tuesday evening into Wednesday afternoon, with gusts up to nearly 130 mph. Isolated areas in the mountains and foothills will experience wind gusts of 80 to 160 mph.
This is the wind forecast for Southern California.
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Flights to and from Los Angeles International Airport are expected to be delayed as forecasters warn of mountain waves that are “extremely dangerous” for pilots. Airlines and pilots are being asked not to fly near terrain during storms.
Widespread damaging winds and low humidity are also leading to extreme fire concerns in most of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
Here are the fire weather warnings for Southern California:
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NWS Los Angeles said it will issue a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) fire weather warning due to its severity.
NWS Los Angeles said Tuesday’s storm could be the strongest since 2011. The 2011 storm toppled trees and downed power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power.
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PASADENA, CA – DECEMBER 1: Strong Santa Ana winds cause some of the worst local wind damage in decades in Pasadena, California, with downed power poles blocking roads on December 1, 2011. ((Photo by David McNew/Getty Images))
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PASADENA, CA – DECEMBER 1: A dog is walked past a fallen tree on Green Street after strong Santa Ana winds caused the worst localized wind damage in decades in Pasadena, California on December 1, 2011. boy. ((Photo by David McNew/Getty Images))
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PASADENA, CA – DECEMBER 1: Power lines, broken branches and fallen trees surrounded homes as strong Santa Ana winds caused the worst localized wind damage in decades in Pasadena, California on December 1, 2011. . ((Photo by David McNew/Getty Images))
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PASADENA, CA – DECEMBER 1: Metal blown off the roof of the First Church of the Nazarene as strong Santa Ana winds cause the worst localized wind damage in decades in Pasadena, California, on December 1, 2011. Panels are scattered around the premises. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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PASADENA, CA – DECEMBER 1: Metal blown off the roof of the First Church of the Nazarene as strong Santa Ana winds cause the worst localized wind damage in decades in Pasadena, California, on December 1, 2011. Panels are scattered around the premises. ((Photo credit: David McNew/Getty Images))
Winds are expected to ease by Wednesday night, but the threat of high winds will return to the area on Friday.
