Santa Ana Winds
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A Santa Ana windstorm generating gusts up to 60 mph is forecast across the Inland Empire Wednesday and Thursday, prompting a red flag warning and other advisories from the National Weather Service.
“Gusts 40 to 60 mph are expected into the Inland Empire, with the strongest winds below the Cajon Pass,” the NWS said in a statement. “There will be two peaks in the winds — one early Wednesday morning and another Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The first peak … looks to be more confined to Orange County, the San Bernardino Mountains and the Inland Empire. The second peak Wednesday evening into Thursday looks to be more widespread.”
It’s the second Santa Ana wind event this week, on the heels of a fleeting one Monday…