Many Michiganders or those with ties to the Mitten got caught in the crosshairs of the dangerous wildfires that continue to burn.

The intense and fast-moving fires that have cut a path of destruction through the suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at least two people, are being driven by the region's powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts that in some cases surpass hurricane-strength.

Much of Southern California is under a red flag warning through Wednesday with more strong winds in the forecast.

As two major fires continue to burn in and near Los Angeles, fire officials warn that major Santa Ana winds are expected to return early Tuesday

Dangerous winds returned to Southern California on Tuesday as new wildfires broke out and a pair of major Los Angeles-area blazes burned for a third week.

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. The

Authorities warned this week of a possibly "life-threatening, destructive" Santa Ana windstorm, one that could rival or exceed conditions during the recent Mountain and Franklin fires. The strongest of the winds are expected in Ventura and Los Angeles ...

Trinkkeller had long prepared to defend his property from any blazes, so he got out his fire suit and hoses. Three times his home caught fire, but he saved it, relying on buckets of pool water once the water to the hose ran out. The wind ripped the roof off his patio.

As of Thursday morning, the Eaton Fire, which has burned 14,117 acres and destroyed more than 7,000 structures, was the second most destructive fire in state history behind the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California's Butte County, which consumed 153,336 acres and leveled 18,804 structures, according to Cal Fire.

Weather conditions have improved for the city of Los Angeles, as firefighters make progress in containing the blazes.

Residents forced to evacuate from the fires are still "probably at least a week out" from returning home, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna says during a briefing. The death toll from the fires rises, with the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner reporting two additional fire-related deaths, bringing the total to 27.