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Dec 6, 2017 · The National Weather Service defines the Santa Ana wind as “a weather condition in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert...
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist. High-speed and dangerous winds that periodically kick up and blow from the mountains to the coast in Southern California are referred to as...
Oct 23, 2007 · What are Santa Ana winds? A. Santa Ana winds are dry and warm (often hot) winds in the Southern California area that blow in from the desert -- which includes the Great Basin of the western United States, incorporating Nevada and part of Utah. Q. Are Santa Ana winds hot owing to their desert origin? A. NO.