San Diego Gas & Electric restored power to a few thousand customers Thursday morning but with another series of Santa Ana winds expected to barrel through the county Thursday night and early Friday, the utility warned that a fresh set of outages may resume.

Multiple wildfires are currently raging through Los Angeles County, forcing evacuations and destroying neighborhoods. A long dry summer created ample fuel that has combined with a lack of rainfall over the winter to extend fire season conditions.

The Santa Ana winds become particularly dangerous when combined with other climate conditions such as drought, which increases the risk of wildfires like the ones currently raging in the Los Angeles area.