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Oprah Winfrey took to Twitter (inset right) saying that winds are creating a 'perfect storm of bad for firefighters' as massive wildfires bear down on her celebrity enclave in California. Santa Barbara County issued new evacuation orders on Saturday for Oprah's home in Montecito and other communities in the area, as winds pushed the Thomas fire close to the wealthy neighborhood. Actor Rob Lowe (inset left), who also lives in the area posted an Instagram photo (seen left) of his house on Saturday morning with a fierce inferno whipping the hills behind it. 'Pray for Santa Barbara,' he wrote. The fire was so strong Saturday that firefighters had to stand down from the front lines. 'The smoke is so thick in places, and the winds so strong and the fire’s behavior so erratic, it’s just not safe for us to have crews staying in the fire area,' said Joe Rosa, a public information officer.