A damaging Santa Ana wind event was peaking early Wednesday and was expected to stay strong through early afternoon.

What are the Santa Ana winds? Santa Ana winds are created when large areas of high pressure become established over the Great Basin in the interior of western America, which inclu

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. However, "since the wind speeds are so high now, the slow decrease will not bring the winds down to below warning levels until early evening,