The relentless California wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area, with the Palisades and Eaton fires scorching a combined 36,000 acres as of Saturday

We answer frequently asked questions about the weather surrounding the Southern California wildfires, what Texas has in common and how it differs.

A North Texas musician is mourning the loss of her home in Altadena, California, after devastating wildfires fueled by Santa Ana winds ravaged the area. Emily Elbert, who grew up in Coppell and graduated from Coppell High School in 2007,

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring from fall into January. When conditions are dry, as they are right now, these winds can become a severe fire hazard.

Santa Ana winds occur when air flows west from a region of high pressure over the dry Great Basin to lower pressure off the California coast, According to Accuweather. As that cool interior air flows over and through mountain passes, it accelerates, sinks and compresses.

As the South prepped for snow and more cold starting Wednesday, residents in Southern California faced off with hurricane-strength winds.

The ferocious Santa Ana winds that helped fuel the deadly ... which have expanded since they began on Tuesday. Context:3 reasons California's wildfires got so dangerous so fast Wind and fire warnings were also in effect Wednesday for inland Orange County ...

A North Texas musician is mourning the loss of her home in Altadena, California, after devastating wildfires fueled by Santa Ana winds ravaged the area. Emily Elbert, who grew up in Coppell and ...

Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

These particular gusts, known as Santa Ana winds, will affect much of coastal Southern California into the end ... central and northern Texas eastward along the interstates 20 and 40 corridors ...

Santa Ana winds also cause the humidity to drop ... Researchers have found that parts of Texas, California, Oregon, and Washington now experience fire weather more than twice as often compared ...