Maryland under Red Flag Warning Friday. What does that mean?
BALTIMORE -- Maryland is under a Red Flag Warning until 6:00 p.m. Friday, due to an increased risk of fires, according to the National Weather Service.
What is a Red Flag Warning?
A Red Flag warning means that current weather conditions are expected to produce an increased risk of fire danger.
Those conditions include warm temperatures, very low humidity, and strong winds.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) November 8, 2024
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What areas are impacted?
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) November 8, 2024
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM
NOON - 6PM TODAY pic.twitter.com/Kn3eyuYGi9
The Red Flag warning is issued for Frederick, Caroll, Baltimore, Cecil, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Allegany, Montgomery, Howard, Harford, Warren, and Clarke, counties in Maryland.
Washington, D.C., Fairfax, Arlington, Falls Church, Alexandria, Virginia, and Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, Jefferson, and Mineral counties in West Virginia.