Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Communities like Malibu were ravaged by the Palisades Fire, and drone video shows the apocalyptic damage that lies across the city.

A number of celebrities have had their homes destroyed by the devastating and deadly wildfires that are tearing through Los Angeles. FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray is on the scene in Malibu, California, where another devastating urban firestorm has wreaked havoc.

Hydroclimate whiplash -- the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions -- likely contributed to the severity of the wildfires in Southern California, experts say.

Candy Spelling, mom of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' star Tori Spelling, moved from her iconic mansion in Los Angeles to the 8,000-square foot Malibu home over 10 years ago. A friend of Spelling's confirmed to PEOPLE that the home burned down in the still-raging Los Angeles fire.

The National Weather Service warned of the conditions that would later spark the Palisades other Southern California fires.

LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.

A look at the strip of luxury real estate that the California fires destroyed in hours.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Malibu Mayor Doug Stewart says the fire wiped out nearly one-third of the city, including historic homes along the Pacific Coast Highway. Stewart says hundreds of homes have been lost and even more damaged, dislocating a large part of the community.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted Tuesday and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Winds and unusually dry conditions played a crucial role in setting the stage for the extreme wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County.