Santa Ana winds gusting up to 87 miles per hour in Southern California’s mountains were expected to reach a peak midday on March 14 and weaken through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather phenomenon usually hits the region from September through May, sending dry, blustery, and warm wind from the desert to the ocean, sweeping through inland Riverside and San Bernardino counties out to coastal Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.
