Wind gusts top 115 mph as blustery El Niño hits Southland

Jan. 31, 2016 3:41 PM PT

El Niño was bringing rain and some powerful winds to Southern California on Sunday.

Wind gusts topped 61 mph in Beverly Hills, 40 mph in Venice and 80 mph in the Angeles National Forest. Winds hit 45 mph in Long Beach, 69 in Porter Ranch and 65 in Malibu Canyon. The highest reading of the day was at Whitaker Peak, north of Castaic, where a gust was recorded at 115 mph.

Photos and maps demonstrate how the winds are battering the region.

Nasty, high-wind dust storm on our way to Los Angeles. You cannot even see the mountains now!

A photo posted by Reece Everett Ryan (@reeceeryan) on Jan 31, 2016 at 2:17pm PST

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Alice Walton

Alice Walton is a former reporter and co-author of the daily newsletter Essential California. Prior to joining the Los Angeles Times, Walton spent three years with 89.3 KPCC public radio. She also created and produced her own political blog, the City Maven. Walton is a graduate of USC and received her master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She left The Times in 2016.