A tropical storm approaching Southern California on Friday threatened to bring high winds that could whip up wildfires and heavy rainfall that could trigger flash floods, but the system will also bring relief from a brutal, 10-day heat wave.
Tropical Storm Kay was expected to generate wind gusts of up to 100 miles per hour, fanning the flames of the Fairview Fire, which has already scorched about 27,000 acres in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles.
