Original article source: Southern California couple's life reduced to ashes after scorching Mountain Fire consumes farm There's no place like home for the holidays, but forecasters say your trip over the river and through the woods this Thanksgiving could be impacted by a brewing winter storm.

A wildfire in Southern California has scorched more than 10,000 acres Wednesday amid an extreme fire weather threat driven by strong Santa Ana winds.

Jessica Butterfield and Andreas Tompros left with just their pets and the clothes on their back when the Mountain Fire spread, destroying their home and orchard. They're now taking steps to assess the physical damage,

Southern Ventura County was primed to be hit with the region's most ferocious Santa Ana wind event in years, creating extremely critical fire weather in the area.

It’s where the couple raised their three kids and became empty nesters, grandparents and then great-grandparents. “It was just so peaceful, we thought this is where we want to spend the rest of our life,

That was our beginning, and now we’re experiencing a new beginning," said Phyllis Nordquist, who has been married to her husband, Al, since 1961