{"id":499970,"date":"2026-10-18T07:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T07:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/499970\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T07:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T07:42:13","slug":"santa-ana-winds-topple-trees-whip-up-surf-in-san-diego-nbc-7-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/499970\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Ana winds topple trees, whip up surf in San Diego \u2013 NBC 7 San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Powerful winds toppled trees, disrupted traffic and whipped up waves along San Diego County beaches, Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the fire danger, the Santa Ana winds caused damage and disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>In Escondido, near the San Diego city line, a large mesquite tree was ripped from its roots overnight and fell onto Sunset Drive, blocking the road. <\/p>\n<p>Caretakers for the<a href=\"https:\/\/sdrp.org\/sikes-adobe\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sdrp.org\/sikes-adobe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead <\/a>called police after seeing on a security camera the tree collapsed near the entrance gate of San Dieguito River Park. No one was injured.<\/p>\n<p>Workers at the scene told NBC 7, they had already cleared six fallen trees before sunrise.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8726.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\"Dry brush was blown by Santa Ana gusts of 46 mph, Saturday, on Black Mountain just north of homes in Rancho Pe\u00f1asquitos, October 17, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tM.G. PerezM.G. Perez<\/p>\n<p>Dry brush was blown by Santa Ana gusts of 46 mph, Saturday, on Black Mountain just north of homes in Rancho Pe\u00f1asquitos, October 17, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Gusts reached up to 46 mph on Black Mountain near Rancho Pe\u00f1asquitos, one the the many inland valley communities impacted over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Chief Robert Rezende with the San Diego Fire Department said, &#8220;those winds are pushing all this desert heat back over San Diego. Now next week, we\u2019re probably expecting some wet weather again. We\u2019re going to be doing that whiplash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along the coast, the offshore Santa Ana winds created unusual conditions for surfers and swimmers.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Shubin lives in Encinitas, and spends a lot of time at Moonlight State Beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen this offshore big Santa Ana swept in, it just picked up the face of the waves throwing this big sheet of water. It looked like it\u2019s raining,&#8221; Shubin said.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8722.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\"Swimmers and surfers in the ocean off Moonlight State Beach, Saturday, Encinitas, Calif., October 17, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tM.G. PerezM.G. Perez<\/p>\n<p>Swimmers and surfers in the ocean off Moonlight State Beach, Saturday, Encinitas, Calif., October 17, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers with the Surfrider Foundation spent the morning collecting trash and debris at Moonlight Beach.<\/p>\n<p>One of the volunteers, Celeste Clancy, came to help from her home in Leucadia. \u201cThis morning was kind of crazy. We live in a town house and there\u2019s trees all around, so I woke up to (all that wind),&#8221; she said. Clancy added, \u201c&#8230;and the oppressive atmosphere is really noticeable with the heat that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Santa Ana winds arrived just a week after the county faced the possibility of flooding from the remnants of a tropical storm. <\/p>\n<p>Although the latest round of Santa Ana winds appeared to be subsiding, the combination of dry vegetation, heat and strong gusts underscored the potential fire threat whenever offshore winds return.<\/p>\n<p>This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC San Diego. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC San Diego journalist edited the article for publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Powerful winds toppled trees, disrupted traffic and whipped up waves along San Diego County beaches, Saturday. 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