Strong Santa Ana winds are expected to continue to pound areas of Southern California Tuesday -- a day after they caused a small plane to flip at John Wayne Airport and likely caused a light pole to topple at Disneyland, injuring three people.
According to the National Weather Service, gusts hit 89 mph at Santiago Peak, 82 mph at Pleasants Peak and 81 mph at Fremont Canyon -- all in Orange County.
A high wind warning was in effect until 2 p.m. Tuesday for the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, and Orange County inland areas, with northeast winds 25 to 35 mph predicted.
The western San Gabriel Mountains, along with the Highway 14 and Interstate 5 corridors, were also under a high wind warning until 10 a.m. Tuesday, with north to northeast winds of 30 to 50 mph and gusts to 70 mph. Local gusts could hit as high as 80 mph, the weather service said.
A high wind warning was also in effect for the eastern San Gabriels until 10 a.m. Tuesday, with winds of 30 to 45 mph and gusts up to 70 mph.
Less-severe wind advisories were in place in Orange County coastal areas.
"Damaging winds could blow down large objects such as trees and power lines. Power outages are possible," the weather service advised. "Travel could be difficult, especially for drivers of high-profile vehicles."
The winds flipped over a single-engine plane at John Wayne Airport on Monday morning, but the pilot avoided injury. Reports said the Cessna 172 was taxiing down a runway when the wind pushed the nose down. The pilot got out, and while checking out the plane, a gust flipped it over just before 8:50 a.m.
At Disneyland, three people were hurt by a light pole that likely fell down due to a strong gust. The pole tumbled just before 8:30 a.m. on Main Street in the Anaheim theme park, according to Santa Ana police. It appears the heavy winds brought the pole down, police said.
One person was taken to a hospital to be treated for serious injuries, and two others were treated at the scene and released.
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