Terror as LA hit by unprecedented new warning amid fears 70mph winds could trigger gigantic new inferno

Fire-ravaged Los Angeles has just been placed under an unprecedented wind warning amid fears 70mph gusts could trigger a new inferno. 

The National Weather Service has issued a fourth ‘particularly dangerous situation’ alert, scheduled to begin at 4 am on Tuesday. The warning cautions residents that winds reaching speeds of up to 70mph are expected to persist until noon on Wednesday.

Huge portions of the drought-stricken city are now under this new warning, stretching from Ventura across a significant portion of the San Fernando Valley. Meanwhile, regions spanning from San Diego to San Bernadino are still under the standard red flag alerts.

This latest warning follows three previous alerts issued during this fire season, all of which have caused significant disruptions in the heavily populated area. Tragically, the Palisades and Eaton fires, which are currently active, have already proven to be some of the deadliest wildfires in California’s history.

Much of the area around Malibu and the Pacific Palisades are also under the new warning, where at least 24 people have died and over 12,000 buildings have been destroyed in multiple fires. 

Meteorologists warn that unseasonable drought-like conditions have turned the city into potential kindling as high winds set in. 

The last significant rainfall in downtown Los Angeles came in May 2024, and since October 1 just 0.16 inches of rain has fallen – compared to a historical average of 5.34 inches by this time, reports the LA Times. 

Climatologist Bill Patzert told the outlet that ‘the past nine months has been one of the driest in the historical record going back to 1900. During my career, I’ve never seen punishing Santa Ana events so overwhelm the normal winter rain season.’  

Officials have issued an unprecedented fourth 'particularly dangerous situation' fire weather warning as high winds are set to hit the fire-ravaged Los Angeles area

Officials have issued an unprecedented fourth ‘particularly dangerous situation’ fire weather warning as high winds are set to hit the fire-ravaged Los Angeles area

Firefighters in the stricken area have been overwhelmed by the rapidly spreading fires, amid scrutiny on the state's response

Firefighters in the stricken area have been overwhelmed by the rapidly spreading fires, amid scrutiny on the state’s response 

In each of the three previous instances of ‘particularly dangerous situation’ fire warnings being issued this season, the resulting blazes brought devastation to the area. 

The first in November, the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, burned almost 20,000 acres and razed over 240 buildings. 

The next month the Franklin fire hit Malibu and destroyed 20 buildings, before the Palisades and Eaton fires this month came and marked the most dangerous and destructive yet. 

According to the LA Times, the ‘particularly dangerous situation’ alert was traditionally only used by the National Weather Service for particularly devastating tornadoes. 

But in 2020 the NWS office in Oxnard, California also adopted it as it warned of increasingly extreme fire conditions in the region. 

‘Any kind of red flag warning is dangerous. But there’s a gradient even within that range of situations, and so we wanted a way to message the extreme of the extremes. And the PDS is what came from that,’ NWS meteorologist Ryan Kittell said this week. 

If any small fires start, he said, the conditions in the area are primed for a rapid spread that firefighters will struggle to contain. 

‘These winds can definitely stir up some of those hot spots and kind of reignite the fires,’ Kittell added. ‘If you do encounter a lull, don’t anticipate that the event is over or that the forecast is busted. Stay vigilant all the way through Wednesday, as the winds can really peak at any time.’ 

At least 24 people have died and 12,000 buildings burned to the ground in multiple fires across Los Angeles this month

At least 24 people have died and 12,000 buildings burned to the ground in multiple fires across Los Angeles this month 

Experts warn that drought-like conditions and high winds have created the perfect conditions for wildfires to erupt and spread rapidly

Experts warn that drought-like conditions and high winds have created the perfect conditions for wildfires to erupt and spread rapidly 

As the death toll surged to 24 in recent days, officials warned that the figure is expected to grow as crews are still unable to search through swathes of the torched city. 

Cadaver dogs have been used to access the smoldering wreckages of entire neighborhoods, with traditional techniques for identifying the dead such as DNA often unable to be used. 

The winter infernos have forced authorities to rethink the way they’ve historically mapped out ‘fire seasons’ throughout the year.

Cal Fire information officer David Acuña said the official body have now ‘done away with the term fire season’ because it simply is no longer accurate.

‘We now refer to it as fire year,’ he said.

Looking to the week ahead, Acuña warned: ‘Anything that is not currently on fire or was not on fire means that it’s a potential start. There’s so much fuel on the ground, and by that, I mean grass and brush.’

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