Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and destroyed thousands of homes.

Millions of Southern Californians are nervously keeping watch as winds begin picking up during a final round of dangerous wildfire weather forecast for the region.

The National Weather Service's warning about the “particularly dangerous situation” in which any new fire could explode in size in the Los Angeles area didn’t mention fire tornadoes.

Firefighters around Los Angeles are preparing to attack flare-ups or new blazes.