Natalie Kitroff

These winds can create havoc. Judson, I want to just pause for a minute on the Santa Ana winds. I think generally people may have a vague idea of what these winds are, but help us understand what this actually looks like.

These winds can create havoc. Judson, I want to just pause for a minute on the Santa Ana winds. I think generally people may have a vague idea of what these winds are, but help us understand what this actually looks like.

Okay, so how does all of this, these parched conditions, the Santa Ana winds, come together over the past 48 hours or so to create these fires? Yeah.

Okay, so how does all of this, these parched conditions, the Santa Ana winds, come together over the past 48 hours or so to create these fires? Yeah.

It's amazing to hear the actual, you know, 100 mile an hour wind figure. What does that do to a spark, to an ember?

It's amazing to hear the actual, you know, 100 mile an hour wind figure. What does that do to a spark, to an ember?

We're talking about a hurricane of a fire here, basically. Yeah.

We're talking about a hurricane of a fire here, basically. Yeah.

I have to ask Judson just about how fire-prone this area is in general. I mean, there are places across Southern California that we've come to think of as places that just burn based on these recurring conditions. Is that the case here?

I have to ask Judson just about how fire-prone this area is in general. I mean, there are places across Southern California that we've come to think of as places that just burn based on these recurring conditions. Is that the case here?

Finally, Judson, if wind is really at the center of this fire, does that mean the fire only ends when the winds die down? And do we know when that might be?

Finally, Judson, if wind is really at the center of this fire, does that mean the fire only ends when the winds die down? And do we know when that might be?

So it sounds like this fire, which hasn't been contained thus far, is really not over.

So it sounds like this fire, which hasn't been contained thus far, is really not over.

Jetson, thank you so much.

Jetson, thank you so much.

On Wednesday evening, officials continued to expand evacuation warnings further and further throughout the Los Angeles region, including into the densely populated areas of Santa Monica, Pasadena, and Hollywood. High winds as fast as 70 miles an hour are expected to return Thursday afternoon and continue into Friday morning.

On Wednesday evening, officials continued to expand evacuation warnings further and further throughout the Los Angeles region, including into the densely populated areas of Santa Monica, Pasadena, and Hollywood. High winds as fast as 70 miles an hour are expected to return Thursday afternoon and continue into Friday morning.

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