Among the top wind speeds recorded in the last 24 hours in SoCal, a Riverside County wind gust was clocked at 74 miles per hour in Lytle Creek South, with sustained winds near 54 mph. During the most recent Santa Ana event,

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Since Jan. 8, one wave after another of fierce Santa Anas have blown through Southern California. Thus far, the San Diego area has escaped the devastation seen in the Los Angeles areas by wind-whipped blazes that leveled homes and forced evacuations.

The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready.

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Scores of residents were urged to flee as fast-moving fires hurtled through bone-dry brush in Bonsall and Mission Valley Tuesday

As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.