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Red flag warning hits Northern California

Red flag warning hits Northern California as wildfire conditions worsen
Low humidity and strong winds are forecast through Monday, prompting a red flag warning for a swath of Northern California.
Northern California's first Red Flag Warning of year in effect until Monday night
The red flag conditions will stretch from Modesto to Redding, and a warning will be in effect until 8 p.m. Monday.
Northern California braces for first Red Flag Warning of year
A Red Flag Warning is set to go into effect at 8 a.m. Sunday through 8 p.m. Monday.
Red flag warning hits Northern California as high winds, heat expected
Low humidity and strong winds are forecast through Monday, prompting a red flag warning for a swath of Northern California. By midweek, temperatures may reach the 90s in parts of the inland Bay Area.
Here’s where California is most at risk of fire during year’s first red flag warning
A red flag warning is in effect from 8 a.m. Sunday through 8 p.m. Monday across the Sacramento Valley, northern San Joaquin Valley, and the eastern interior East Bay, where a combination of dry air and gusty winds is expected to create critical fire weather conditions.
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