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Originally Posted by daepp
If you've ever been to So Cal between October and February, there's a good chance you've encountered the hot winds out of the east - locally called Santa Ana winds. Normal winds here are off the Pacific ocean flowing west to east, but during Fall and Winter the high pressure and warm air from the high desert surpasses our normal ocean breezes, and havoc quite often ensues. As the humidity often drops to near zero this is a dangerous time for wild fires, and any empty big rigs are especially vulnerable to the gusts.
This guy got away pretty lucky. The gust knocked him from east to west, and absent the guardrail he'd have been toast...
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15 to the 210 isn't it, Dave?