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Santa Ana winds blow the American and California state flags as they fly at The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda on Thursday afternoon, February 25, 2021. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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A woman walks her dog along a path in Yorba Regional Park in Anaheim past a few of the many trash cans that were knocked over from strong Santa Ana winds on Thursday afternoon, February 25, 2021. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Small American flags attached to a sign on E. Santa Ana Canyon Road in Anaheim stand out straight as Santa Ana winds blow throughout north Orange County on Thursday afternoon, February 25, 2021. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
After damaging winds battered much of the Inland Empire and mountain passes on Thursday, Feb. 25, a brief respite is in store for the coming days before Santa Ana winds are projected to return later this weekend.
Early morning wind gusts caused myriad issues, including overturned semi-trucks on the Cajon Pass and downed street poles northwest of Fontana, according to Mark Moede, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego. Gusts as high as 81 mph were tallied at California State University San Bernardino’s campus.
Throughout the overnight hours until about 6 a.m., gusts ranged from 70 to 80 mph in the Inland Empire and up to 75 mph in the Santa Ana Mountains, meteorologist James Brotherton reported. As the day went on, gusts relaxed to a range of 20 to 40 mph throughout the region, Moede said.
Moede said that Friday is expected to be a “pretty nice” day, coupled with lighter winds and sunny skies.
Throughout Los Angeles County, wind gusts clocked in at 35 to 50 mph in the San Fernando Valley and reached as high as 62 mph at Porter Ranch, according to Kristen Stewart, meteorologist with NWS Los Angeles. No damages were reported throughout NWS’ Los Angeles region.
Stewart explained that the strongest winds were seen overnight and in the early morning due to the steep gradient that is created from a high pressure system over the Great Basin and a low pressure system off of the coast. She said that as the day heats up, the gradient decreases.
Moede and Stewart both project a return of the Santa Ana winds on Saturday night that will last throughout Sunday. Moede projects weaker wind gusts than Thursday, with speeds only looking to be 50 to 60 mph.
A wind-driven fire that destroyed two homes and damaged a third broke out in Bloomington early Thursday at about 12:30 a.m in the 10700 block of Tamarind Avenue. San Bernardino County Battalion Chief Mike McClintock estimated the winds at 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
Another wind-driven blaze in Riverside on Thursday afternoon engulfed a parked semi-truck and damaged another vehicle and a standalone storage unit, according to the Riverside Fire Department.
In Anaheim, winds prompted the temporary closure of the mass vaccination site in the Disneyland parking lot. However, the Disneyland site is expected to reopen on Friday.
A wind advisory was in effect until 6 p.m. on Thursday for much of the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys, Stewart said. Moede explained that most wind gusts should die off overnight into Friday for much of the region.
Friday’s temperature forecast projects a high of 78 degrees in Riverside, 76 degrees in San Bernardino, 75 degrees in Anaheim and 76 degrees in Burbank, per the NWS San Diego.
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