Yolo County fire in Northern California has scorched 70,000 acres

Firefighters watch as flames from the County fire climb a hillside in Guinda. California authorities have issued red flag weather warnings and mandatory evacuation orders after a series of wildfires fanned by high winds and hot temperatures ripped through thousands of acres.

A cow walks through a burning pasture in Guinda. The latest blaze, the County fire, sparked in Yolo County has burned 44,500 acres.

An air tanker drops retardant ahead of a fire line as the County fire burns near Brooks.

Flames rise around an outbuilding as the County fire burns in Guinda, Calif. Evacuations were ordered as dry, hot winds fueled a wildfire burning out of control in rural Northern California.

A meteorite falls from the sky, caught in a long time exposure image over the County fire at sunset as it burns out of control in Brooks.