The rain could also lead to washed-out roads, debris flows and damaging winds – making travel difficult or dangerous, forecasters warn.

Evacuation warnings are in place for parts of Southern California as an incoming storm could bring potential mudslides and debris flows to burn scar areas.

Two bands of rain have made their way into the region, leading to slick roads overnight and early Saturday morning.

With heavy rain in the forecast this weekend, Evacuation Warnings are in place for several San Bernardino County communities, according to CAL FIRE.

A storm is dropping rounds of heavy rain on more than 22 million people across Southern California on Saturday, and the rainfall could spark dangerous flash flooding, mudslides and debris flows. The first round of heavy rain is slamming the region early Saturday morning, and the second round will hit between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. local time.

Several inches of rain will soak Los Angeles and Southern California as a Pacific storm strengthens with the risk of flash flooding, debris flows, and travel delays expanding inland over the Southwest.

A fast-moving wildfire raged across thousands of acres of California prairie near the Nevada border today, while Los Angeles was in the throes of back-to-back storms that could trigger flooding and mudslides in areas scarred by January’s devastating wildfires.

A slow-moving storm is expected to bring heavy rain to Southern California, and that could mean flooding and mudslides. Carter Evans has the latest and Lonnie Quinn has the forecast.