SERVPRO of San Gabriel is prepared for this years Santa Ana Winds Season

10/18/2019 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of San Gabriel is well-prepared for this year's Santa Ana Winds. We are monitoring current wind trends arefully with you, our neighbors, and are ready to help in the event that any wind-related damage occurs.

A classic Santa Ana is formed when high pressure over the Great Basin causes dry air to flow out of the interior of the West in a clockwise rotation and enter Southern California from the northeast and move toward lower pressure off the coast.

The air speeds up as it squeezes through mountain passes and canyons, sometimes reaching ferocious speeds.

At the same time, the dryness causes relative humidity levels to plunge, often down to single-digit percentages, drying out living and dead vegetation and making it ready to burn.

Why do we call them Santa Ana winds?

The origin of the winds' name has never been settled, but most discussions mention Santa Ana Canyon in Orange County, southeast of Los Angeles.

Give us a call 24/7 and we can take control of the situation and put you at ease. 626-478-0286