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

A dangerous windstorm starting Tuesday could bring widespread destruction and extreme fire risk to Southern California, with emergency services braced to provide a huge response.

The strongest winds in more than a decade could hit Southern California, potentially causing structural damage and bringing extreme fire risk to areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months

Another round of gusty Santa Ana winds are headed to Southern California, increasing the risk for a rapidly spreading wildfire. “Breezy today and then we’ll start seeing some really windy conditions tomorrow morning and then on Tuesday night into Wednesday and Thursday,

An unusual atmospheric setup will bring strong, multiday Santa Ana winds to Southern California this week, elevating wildfire weather danger to near-critical levels. Red flag warnings, fire weather watches and high wind warnings are in effect from Tuesday morning through Thursday afternoon across much of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.