Santa Ana winds send a massive tree crashing onto Sylmar home

Santa Ana winds send a massive tree crashing onto Sylmar home

Strong Santa Ana winds sent a large tree crashing onto a home in Sylmar on Monday afternoon.

The home is on the 13900 block of Candlewood Drive, just below Pacoima Dam. It’s unclear how much damage occurred, but Sky5’s Gil Leyvas reports no one was injured.

The National Weather Service issued an advisory early Monday, stating winds from the north to northeast would consistently hover around 25 to 35 mph across the Southland. Gusts could reach up to 50 mph in many areas, according to the forecast.

Mountainous parts of the region — including the Santa Susana Mountains, the Interstate 5 and Highway 14 corridors, and the western portions of the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains — may experience “damaging” winds of 55 to 75 mph, the NWS said, with isolated gusts up to 85 mph. A high wind warning was in effect for those areas.

Both the high wind warning and the wind advisory expired at 3 p.m. Monday. However, Santa Ana winds are expected to linger into Tuesday.

CREDIT: KTLA Channel 5 News Iman Palm

Posted: Dec 29, 2025 / 05:00 PM PST

Updated: Dec 29, 2025 / 05:02 PM PST