Quote Originally Posted by blue View Post
What speeds do the winds get in lost angeles? Chinooks up here can be 80-90mph sustained with over 120mph gusts.
Depends. In about Sept to Oct we get a Santa Ana that blows 30-40 gusts to 70?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ana_Winds

And when the fires go during a windstorm, it's murder. I have seen them close up, I was driving thru a canyon and passed a fire rig with 4-5 guys in it.

Later on I heard that the truck I passed was caught up in the fire and 4 FFs were burned very badly.

It really is like the end of friggin days.

The sounds are incredible. You hear the crackle of leaves burning and plants and trees explode. The water and sap inside start to boil and the plants blow up.