Potent Cold Front Brings Unseasonable Weather for Many/Wildfire Threat in California

A strong and powerful cold front pushed through the U.S., ushering in bone-chilling temperatures for many last week.

The front caused temperatures to plummet in at least some parts of the Lower 48 states, with some experiencing their first frost/freeze of the season, even in the South. Some areas even saw record-low temperatures.

Also last week, deadly wildfires blazed in Southern California. One wildfire in particular, The Highland Fire, burned an area of just under 4 square miles and damaged or destroyed 13 homes and buildings. The fire, which was in part fueled by the seasonal Santa Ana winds, started burning on Monday and was 20% contained by Wednesday after evacuation orders were placed for thousands of residents living near the area.

Firefighters work to put out a wildfire in Southern California (image by Ethan Swope via AP)

As of Wednesday last week, some of the residents in the evacuation area were allowed to return home, however, roughly a couple thousand homes and buildings remained threatened by the fire. 


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