A surfer braves the cold, dry wind to catch a late-autumn wave at Huntington Beach. (Mark Boster / LAT)
A parched wind kicks up sand south of the pier at Huntington Beach. (Mark Boster / LAT)
Gusts of up to 50 miles per hour bend palm trees and throw debris onto I-15 at Ontario. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
Dust raised by fierce winds impairs visibility on I-15 at Ontario. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
A rooftop snowman in Oxnard succumbs to strong winds. (Stephen Osman / LAT)
Charlotte White, 75, removes palm fronds blown onto her front lawn in Oxnard. (Stephen Osman / LAT)
