On Saturday at 2:43 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a red flag warning valid from Monday 10 a.m. until Tuesday 10 p.m.

A "life threatening" and "destructive" windstorm is expected from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning across much of the Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, according to the NWS. Areas that are not typically windy will also be impacted, the agency said.

The particularly dangerous situation alert is relatively new to Southern California but has been issued before the recent wildfires that have caused devastation across LA County.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning, with extremely dangerous wildfire conditions, for LA and Ventura Counties, including Malibu, from 4AM Tues, Jan. 7, to 6PM Thurs, Jan. 9, possibly into Fri,

A perfect storm of weather and climate conditions led to the severity of the wildfires devastating Southern California.

The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting before dawn Tuesday.

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Los Angeles and parts of Ventura County through Thursday evening, meaning that conditions for wildfires will be at their highest thanks to low humidity,

See maps of where evacuation orders and warnings are in place for three wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Millions of Southern Californians are on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region. The outlook for Wednesday includes a

Officials are bracing for the return of fierce Santa Ana winds as they try to contain large blazes in the Los Angeles area. Here's the latest.