Santa Ana Winds

On Thursday Southern California was hit hard by the Santa Ana winds. The winds took out power lines, windows, trees but at a much higher magnitude. The winds are currently back in Southern California, but not as bad as before. Speeds in the mountains could be from 50-60mph and in the lower elevated areas from 40-50 miles per hour. The picture is from weather.com. This illustrates areas for potential wind damages.

One interesting thing is that with these winds the humidity drops at a sharp rate. This is why there is high fire danger, and if a fire would start combining with the winds, it could be an even bigger disaster.

Below are some pictures from the damage the winds on Thursday caused. After looking at these pictures it makes me think a tornado went through Southern California. I thought this was interesting because the cause of this damage was only winds.