whip up

In addition to the recent strong winds that have whipped up dust, Carrillo fears the ensuing cleanup will also kick up contaminants.

Thick plumes of smoke were whipping up all around his Pacific Palisades home.

Since Sunday, the South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued dust advisories, warning that wildfire ash could have been whipped up by strong winds.

In an era when hurricane-force winds can whip up wildfires that engulf vast areas, Toney questioned whether it made sense for a utility company to be responsible the fate of every home.

But the National Weather Service warned that the gusty Santa Ana winds that whipped up the fires at the outset would increase again on Saturday and into Sunday.