Maryland under Red Flag Warning Friday. What does that mean?

CBS News Baltimore

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. 

What areas are impacted?

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. 

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