Overview
- On Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service San Diego office issued a high wind warning covering more than 400,000 people and urged residents to remain indoors.
- Forecasters called for southerly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph and isolated 60 to 70 mph gusts along and below the lower desert slopes, in effect until 1 p.m. PST.
- Communities in the warning include Wrightwood, Victorville, Adelanto, Apple Valley, Big Bear Lake, Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Hesperia, Big Bear City, and Running Springs.
- The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard office issued a separate wind advisory through 1 a.m. Wednesday for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, forecasting 15 to 30 mph winds with gusts up to 45 mph in areas such as Santa Clarita, Malibu, the Santa Monica and Santa Susana mountains, and Ventura County valleys and coast.
- Officials warned of downed trees and power lines, difficult travel for high-profile vehicles, and scattered outages, with about 13,500 California customers reported without power by 9:30 a.m. PST and broader state alerts including winter storm warnings for up to 24 inches of Sierra Nevada snow.