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SoCal's ‘life-threatening’ windstorm triggers air quality alert

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Updated  January 7, 2025 12:22pm PST
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FOX 11

Weather Forecast for Tuesday, Jan. 7

The latest forecast and air quality conditions for the greater Los Angeles area, including beaches, valleys and desert regions.

The Brief

    • A powerful Santa Ana wind event triggered an Air Quality Alert.
    • The alert is in effect for parts of the IE, Los Angeles and Orange counties from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 6 p.m. Wednesday.
    • Residents, especially those with respiratory illnesses and diseases,  are asked to limit their time outdoors.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Hours before multiple fires broke out in Southern California due to life-threatening Santa Ana winds, officials proactively issued an Air Quality Alert for the area. 

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The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) issued the alert for Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday to 6 p.m. Wednesday due to harmful particle pollution levels caused by windblown dust.

Some impacted communities include the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning, Corona, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, and Moreno Valley, coastal and inland communities in Orange County, including Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Garden Grove.

For Los Angeles County, the alert is in effect for areas such as the county beaches, the cities of Inglewood, Downey, Norwalk, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, the western San Fernando Valley including Reseda, Woodland Hills, Northridge, and areas along the Highway 14 corridor. 

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During this period, those with respiratory illnesses and diseases such as asthma are asked to limit their time outdoors. However, experts said anyone could be affected as particle pollution can travel into the lungs, leading to an increase in lung infections. 

In addition, residents are asked to:

  • Keep windows and doors closed
  • Avoid using fireplaces, candles, incense, grilling, gasoline-powered lawn and garden equipment

The Source

  • This story was written with information provide by South Coast AQMD and the National Weather Service. 

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