Another round of Santa Ana winds has moved into Southern California and will spread south through San Diego County late Thursday. The additional dry air also is expected to worsen the region’s already very low humidity levels,

Dire warnings have been issued for the Los Angeles area, with a dangerous threat for the strongest wind event in more than a decade. Outages and extreme fire behaviours are major risks

Weather officials have issued a red flag warning for parts of Southern California as extreme fire conditions increase.

Another round of Santa Ana winds is forecast to sweep into SoCal on Thursday night into Friday morning, putting most of the region under a critical fire risk, as emergency responders battle to contain quickly spreading wildfires.