As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.

A red flag warning for San Diego County expired Wednesday evening ... which kicked in across Southern California shortly after the start of the new year, San Diego County has escaped the type ...

"A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly," the NWS said.

A lingering period of extremely dry and blustery Santa Ana conditions across Southern California ... a several-day "red flag" wildfire warning for much of the eastern San Diego area.

As the latest round of Santa Ana winds hits the region and more Red Flag Warnings were put in place for thousands of residents, most of San Diego County and Southern California have slipped back ...