The gusty winds that helped spread multiple wildfires will slow on Wednesday, but dry conditions mean less potent winds could still be dangerous.

Thousands of people fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades quickly spread to 2,921 acres Tuesday, a blaze authorities said could grow further as even stronger winds are expected through the night.

As a major winter storm batters the Midwest and East Coast, the National Weather Service is warning a destructive windstorm could hit Southern California.

Potentially damaging Santa Ana winds will blow through Southern California, elevating fire risk to dangerous levels for the next few days. The National Weather Service's Los Angeles office has described the windstorm as "life-threatening and destructive.

As Southern California residents brace for a "life-threatening and destructive" windstorm, weather officials urge safety precautions as strong Santa Ana winds hit the region. The National Weather Service is warning that this weather event will "likely be the most destructive windstorm seen since 2011.

The National Weather Service has warned of a life-threatening and destructive windstorm set to affect some of Southern California.

Southern California Edison on Tuesday announced it had turned off power to more than 4,200 customers in parts of the Inland Empire and L.A. County and that another 4,700 customers