A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning has been issued for Southern California as a powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event​ is expected.

Southern California is expected to be slammed with up to hurricane-strength gusts that could spark a growth in various wildfires through Tuesday morning, officials said.

A high wind warning was issued by the NWS San Diego CA on Wednesday at 12:04 p.m. valid for Thursday between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. The warning is for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire,

Another powerful windstorm is forecast to hit Southern California before firefighters are able to fully contain two deadly and destructive wildfires. Between Tuesday and Wednesday, Santa Ana winds will gust up to 70 mph and create a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) in the fire-ravaged region,

Windy and dry conditions have returned to Southern California, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area that started in si

"A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly," the NWS said.

Santa Ana winds are whipping Southern California on Tuesday, sparking fresh fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 27 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out.

Dangerous winds returned to Southern California on Tuesday as new wildfires broke out and a pair of major Los Angeles-area blazes burned for a third week, while officials made preparations to protect scorched neighborhoods from