Two new wildfires broke in San Diego County in Southern California as powerful Santa Ana winds picked up pace on Tuesday. Evacuation orders were issued for the Lilac Fire, which had burned about 50 acres (20 hectares),

Officials cautioned that ash in recent burn zones was a toxic mix of incinerated cars, electronics, batteries, building materials, paints, furniture and other household items.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.

Firefighters and water-dropping aircraft responded to the Laguna Fire at about 9 a.m. off Laguna Road in the Oxnard plains ... Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning.

The Gilman Fire broke out in La Jolla neighborhood today, while a brush fire at the border with Mexico, has engulfed 20 acres. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.

LOS ANGELES -- Winds picked up on Tuesday in Southern California and at ... with the weather service in Oxnard. At least two small fires started in San Diego County. Evacuation orders were issued ...

Forecasters in Southern California expect to issue a 'particularly dangerous situation' red flag warning for the coming week as the Santa Ana wind forecast worsens.

California's deadly wildfires could come to an end in the coming days when a weekend storm douses historically dry terrain, but the storm will come with the potential for a different problem: flash floods.

Gusts could peak at 70 mph along the coast and 100 mph in the mountains and foothills during extreme fire weather that is expected to last through Tuesday morning.

Here’s what to know about the drought in select Southern California counties ... 1.54 inches. All of San Diego County is experiencing severe drought, the second of four levels of drought ...

As of Thursday morning, firefighters had the footprint of the 6,625-acre blaze, dubbed the Border 2 Fire, 100%, according to Cal Fire.