More than a dozen people are believed to be dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.

The latest red flag warning includes the Inland Empire and Orange County, as well as the already ravaged Los Angeles area.

Dirk Verdoorn details the outlook for strong winds this week in the Los Angeles area. This forecast is from Jan. 12 at 5 p.m.

Dozens of communities are now under mandatory evacuation orders in Southern California with evacuation warnings affecting dozens more as crews continued battling a pair of deadly wildfires in the region Friday.

Red flag weather warning: A National Weather Service alert that warns the public — especially fire officials and firefighters — that strong winds are expected in specific areas of Southern California, and that there will be potentially dangerous fire weather conditions within the next 12 to 24 hours.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag waning for a wide swath of Southern California as Santa Ana winds are expected to bring dangerous fire weather to the region later this week.

A new round of high winds could whip up more fires in the L.A. area, with a Red Flag warning in effect through Wednesday.

A red flag warning is now in effect for Los Angeles County, L.A. city and county officials said during a press conference on Sunday morning, as they shared updates regarding […]