Red flag warnings are a life-saving warning issued ... J ennifer Gray is a weather and climate writer for weather.com. She has been covering some of the world's biggest weather and climate ...

Red flag warning: They're some of the most dreaded words in fire-prone California. By now, many locals understand the term to basically mean, "Watch out for fires. It's about to get real." ...

High winds combined with low humidity pose extreme danger in a region that has failed to receive any appreciable rain ...

Red flag warnings are issued when ... The conditions are expected to change over the next two weeks, according to the NWS Climate Prediction Center. Nebraska is expecting below-normal temperatures ...

The fires are spreading in the middle of winter thanks to California's dry climate ... under freeze warnings and frost advisories while Southern California is under a red flag warning.

Here's a guide to understanding "particularly dangerous situation" red flag warnings, containment, and other terms related to the devastating fires that have left much of the LA area in ruins.