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Diablo
The Northern California counterpart of the Santa Ana — a hot, dry, offshore wind that blows from the northeast through the San Francisco Bay Area, most dangerously in autumn. Named for Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County. The Diablo winds drove the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the 2018 Camp Fire, and multiple other devastating wildfires.
Etymology
Spanish for “devil.”