Red Flag Warnings remain in effect for local valleys until 7 p.m. Thursday evening with alerts set to expire for mountain areas by late Friday morning.

The Mountain Fire has been burning under dangerous conditions, prompting mandatory evacuations across southern California. As of Wednesday night, this fire has now burned over 14k acres and has threatened buildings and structures.

Southern California Edison has temporarily shut-off power in high-risk service areas across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties — impacting approximately 38,016

Much of Los Angeles County will again be facing red flag critical fire conditions Thursday as a powerful and “particularly dangerous” Santa Ana wind event continues to combine with low humidity to raise the risk of wildfires.

The area where shutoffs are possible extends into Whitewater but not the Coachella Valley itself. SCE spokesperson Jeff Monford said shutoffs were not expected in the valley, which has not seen the high winds experienced in other parts of Southern California.

The National Weather Service has issued advisories for strong Santa Ana winds and Red Flag Warnings in Southern California.

Wind gusts topping 70 mph in the San Gabriel Mountains are providing a taste of the conditions that are expected to continue into Thursday.

Strong and "particularly dangerous" Santa Ana winds are expected to return Wednesday, leading to more critical fire threat warnings.

A round of Santa Ana winds is increasing fire danger across San Diego County this week, prompting possible power shut-offs and some school closures on Wednesday. The "first, most widespread and strongest" winds of the season were expected through Friday,