SAN FRANCISCO − A "devil wind" is coming to northern and coastal California, and it could mean pre-emptive power shutdowns for close to 30,000 households in 30 counties as soon as Thursday, the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews continue to battle strong winds while they work to extinguish a brush fire in Oakland that ignited Friday afternoon, burning two homes and forcing 500 evacuations before ...

During a diablo wind, the air is so dry that relative humidity levels plunge, drying out vegetation and making it ready to burn.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California utility shut off power in 12 counties in the northern part of the state as a major “diablo wind” — notorious in autumn for its hot, dry gusts — spiked ...

No injuries were reported but Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said at least six homes were damaged and at least one was a total loss.

Why is California’s wind blowing so hard in January? Santa Ana and Diablo winds are both blowing in California — but there’s a difference ...

A weather event called the diablo wind is expected to whip up across Northern California and cause humidity levels to drop and raise the risk of wildfires ...

Firefighters battle 'diablo wind' to extinguish Oakland fire that burned 2 homes Firefighter crews in California continue to work on extinguishing a brush fire in the city of Oakland fueled by ...

SAN FRANCISCO − A "devil wind" is coming to northern and coastal California, and it could mean pre-emptive power shutdowns for close to 30,000 households in 30 counties as soon as Thursday, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major “diablo wind” — notorious in autumn for its hot, dry gusts — is expected to whip up across Northern California on Thursday evening, causing humidity levels ...

The name — “diablo” is Spanish for “devil” — is informally applied to a hot wind that blows near the San Francisco region from the interior toward the coast as high pressure builds ...