The Red Flag Warning covers the Interstate 5 corridor, the Ventura County mountains, the Santa Barbara County interior mountains, and the Antelope Valley, including foothills to the west.

National Weather Service issues alerts in California during wildfire season. What does a red flag warning mean? How is it different from a fire weather watch?

National Weather Service issues alerts in California during wildfire season. What does a red flag warning mean? How is it different from a fire weather watch?

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning as PG&E expanded shutoffs in Sacramento and Northern California due to high wildfire risk.

The National Weather Service on Friday upgraded its fire weather watch to a red flag warning for most of Northern and Central California, citing heightened risk of wildfires across the Sacramento ...

At 9:44 a.m. on Saturday, the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a red flag warning valid from 1 p.m. until Sunday 5 a.m. The warning is for Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains, Southern ...

Story by Charlie Jones • 9m A red flag warning has been issued for swaths of California with residents told to brace for ' strong and locally damaging winds.

A heat advisory is in effect through Wednesday for portions of SoCal. Highs in the forecast include 118 degrees in Palm Springs, 103 in Palmdale and 101 in San Bernardino.

The red flag warning reflects a shift in wind patterns from southwesterly breezes to stronger, dry northerly winds - a setup that has historically contributed to dangerous fire conditions in the ...