Multiple wildfires are burning in Los Angeles, fueled by Santa Ana winds. NPR speaks with a National Weather Service meteorologist about why these winds can be so dangerous and destructive.

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said a "high speed ... predominantly northeast winds focused along the typical Santa Ana wind corridor from the Santa Clarita Valley to Point Mugu ...

Santa Ana winds return to Southern California, prompting a Fire Weather Watch Tuesday through Thursday. The National Weather Service called this a "moderate" Santa Ana wind event. Temperatures are ...

Sponsor Message Mike Wofford, a lead forecaster at the National Weather Service's office in Oxnard, Calif., says the Santa Ana winds are most common during the cooler months from September through ...

Santa Ana winds will sweep through Southern California on Wednesday and Thursday, heightening wildfire risk, according to forecasts by the National Weather Service, which has issued a red flag ...

This current outbreak of gusty Santa Ana winds and dry conditions prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning for portions of southern California this week. Red flags signal ...

The National Weather Service cautions that midweek may be "particularly concerning.” Read the full story Gusty Santa Ana winds will be hitting Southern California tonight and into this week ...

If you feel like we've been experiencing an unusually high number of Santa Ana wind events for this time of year, officials with the National Weather Service say you're right. Historically ...

with the National Weather Service today forecasting the first strong Santa Ana event of the season. A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will ...

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme weather ... including more than 21,000 acres of National Park Service land. Santa Ana winds pushed the fire south, where it went into the Santa ...