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Charted: Eaton and Palisades Fires rank among California's deadliest
NOW, WHO HAS BEEN MONITORING THOSE WINDS. YEAH. AND UNFORTUNATELY, STILL DEALING WITH A LOT OF GUSTY WINDS. IN FACT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUING A RED FLAG WARNING. AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GRAPHIC, ALL OF THE AREAS SHADED IN RED. OF COURSE, THAT DOES INCLUDE MUCH OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND VENTURA COUNTY, WITH WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 50 MILE PER HOUR. WE’RE LOOKING AT VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND THIS GOES ACTUALLY THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. NOW WE ALSO HAVE A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THAT’S THE AREAS SHADED IN THE PURPLE THAT INCLUDES THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS. THAT’S WHERE WE COULD SEE WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70MPH, WHICH CAUSES VERY FAST SPREADING FIRES. AND TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE. YOU SEE THOSE WHITE OUTLINES THERE? THAT’S THE PALISADES FIRE AND THE EATON FIRE. NOW, AT THE MOMENT, SUSTAINED WINDS, NOT TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM. OXNARD IS WHERE WE’RE SEEING SOME OF THOSE STRONGER WINDS RIGHT NOW. SO OVER INTO VENTURA COUNTY. BUT AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURECAST HEADING THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY TODAY, AGAIN EXPECTING THOSE WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 50MPH HERE AT 2:00, MOORPARK AROUND 32MPH. THEN AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY, MORE OF THE SAME LOOK AT SANTA PAULA 30 50 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS A POSSIBILITY THERE. SAME THING AS WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. BUT THEN THEY START TO DIMINISH. IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, BUT UNFORTUNATELY NO WET WEATHER IN THE FORECAST.
Charted: Eaton and Palisades Fires rank among California's deadliest
Wildfires are common in California, but the deaths caused by Eaton and Palisades Fires burning across Los Angeles are historic.The Eaton Fire in Altadena is the fifth deadliest wildfire in California history since record-keeping began in 1933, while the Palisades Fire is tied for the 14th deadliest.A National Weather Service meteorologist said these fires have been particularly deadly and can spread rapidly due to a perfect storm of extreme fire weather conditions: intense Santa Ana winds, low humidity, dry vegetation and little to no rainfall.It’s barely two weeks into 2025, yet fires have already caused an estimated 24 deaths and burned 40,644 acres. So far, it’s the fourth deadliest year for fires in California in the past decade. The deadliest year was 2018, largely due to the Camp Fire in Northern California. It was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state’s recorded history, resulting in 85 deaths. At least 16 are dead due to the Eaton Fire and eight from the Palisades Fire, though these numbers are subject to change. However, the Eaton Fire already stands as the deadliest California wildfire of the 2020s and the second deadliest ever to burn in southern California. PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
LOS ANGELES —
Wildfires are common in California, but the deaths caused by Eaton and Palisades Fires burning across Los Angeles are historic.
The Eaton Fire in Altadena is the fifth deadliest wildfire in California history since record-keeping began in 1933, while the Palisades Fire is tied for the 14th deadliest.
A National Weather Service meteorologist said these fires have been particularly deadly and can spread rapidly due to a perfect storm of extreme fire weather conditions: intense Santa Ana winds, low humidity, dry vegetation and little to no rainfall.
It’s barely two weeks into 2025, yet fires have already caused an estimated 24 deaths and burned 40,644 acres. So far, it’s the fourth deadliest year for fires in California in the past decade.
The deadliest year was 2018, largely due to the Camp Fire in Northern California. It was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state’s recorded history, resulting in 85 deaths. At least 16 are dead due to the Eaton Fire and eight from the Palisades Fire, though these numbers are subject to change. However, the Eaton Fire already stands as the deadliest California wildfire of the 2020s and the second deadliest ever to burn in southern California.
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