A red flag warning was in effect for western Los Angeles County and much of Ventura County through 11 a.m. Friday.
Santa Ana winds gusting through Los Angeles and Ventura counties abated Friday without sparking any major fires., and thousands of Southern Californians were left in the dark on Thanksgiving because of precautionary power shutoffs.
The Santa Anas brought widespread gusts of 30 to 50 mph to much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Thanksgiving Day, according to the National Weather Service. Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said Friday that winds were already “quite a bit lower this morning” than they were throughout Thanksgiving Day. Still, some wind-prone hills and canyons will likely experience gusts 15 to 30 mph on Friday,“We’re moving into a quieter period through the weekend,” Wofford said. “It’s still warmer than normal temperatures today, but we will be seeing those cool down over the weekend.
The weather service cautioned drivers to reduce their speed when traveling through windy areas and warned residents to be careful when using fire sources in high winds and to secure any loose objects that could topple.
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