LOS ANGELES (AP) — Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California ... Southern California has experienced. How did they get their name? A commonly accepted explanation is that the name ...

“The low-moisture content in the vegetation that we get in these extreme ... in Los Angeles and Santa Ana in Orange County, from which the winds derive their name. But this year, he said ...

Canyons also channel the winds. I used to live in the Altadena area, and we would get days during Santa Ana wind events when the wind wasn’t present at all where we lived, but, a few blocks away ...