Wind gusts of more than 80mph (128km/h) caused a fire to balloon from 20 acres to 200 acres in only 20 minutes.

Major weather events are affecting several areas of the U.S. High winds are raising the fire risk in California, while a winter storm bears down on parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

LOS ANGELES -- A "life-threatening, destructive windstorm" is expected to hit Southern California from Tuesday into Wednesday, the National Weather Service reported. The wind event is expected peak ...

Evacuation orders went into effect in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood, with multiple homes under immediate threat ...

Wildfires broke out in Los Angeles County as the region — already gripped by drought — began facing hurricane-force gusts ...

More severe weather is in store for the US, including a major windstorm in Southern California, another cross-county winter ...

Southern California is going to experience an extremely dangerous windstorm this week, the strongest in over ten years.As per ...

For the third time since early November, parts of Southern California’s Los Angeles and Ventura counties are under a red flag ...

Winds began gaining strength across Southern California as forecasters warned of “life-threatening, destructive” gusts that ...

The major wind event is again bringing dangerous fire weather conditions — meaning that if a fire sparks, the blaze could ...

Forecasters say the region this week could see the worst winds since 2011, when a massive storm cut through Pasadena and ...

Forecasters say a 'life-threatening' and 'destructive' windstorm is about to impact Southern California, bringing significant ...