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Stiff Santa Ana winds lash San Diego area

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Strong Santa Ana winds kicked up in the San Diego area Tuesday, Jan. 19, downing trees and power lines while increasing wildfire hazards across the rain-starved region.

In the early afternoon, the National Weather Service reported local gusts as high as 77 mph in the East County -- at Big Black Mountain and Hellhole Canyon -- and 46 mph closer to the coast, at the U.S.-Mexico border in Otay Mesa.

The blustery conditions, which were expected to last through Wednesday, sent trees and utility standards toppling throughout Ramona, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Depar...

 

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