As efforts to battle a wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border continue, much of southern New York is now under a red flag warning, pointing to a heightened risk of additional fires. The Jennings Creek Wildfire has burned through thousands of acres in northern New Jersey and New York's Orange County,

A Red Flag Warning has been issued for parts of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York.

The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for Northeastern parts of New Jersey, specifically in the counties bordering New York City. The weather service issued a special weather statement for the rest of the state. "The red flag warning is ...