Dry and gusty winds "will produce elevated to critical fire weather conditions" across portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), with red flag warnings now in effect for states including North Carolina , Maryland , Virginia , as well as the District of Columbia. Newsweek has reached out to NWS by email for more information on Sunday. Red flag warnings are issued by the NWS when local weather—specifically low humidity, strong winds, and dry