Beneficial rain on way for Southern California

Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of toxic ash runoff
Crews spent much of the past week removing vegetation, shoring up slopes and reinforcing roads in devastated areas of the Palisades and Eaton fires, which reduced entire neighborhoods to rubble and ash after breaking out during powerful winds Jan.
Rain on the way to Southern California will aid firefighters but create a risk of toxic ash runoff
Rain on the way to parched Southern California on Saturday will aid firefighters mopping up multiple wildfires.
Rain finally in forecast for fire-ravaged Southern California – but so is flood risk
If the rain falls at a steady, lighter rate, Southern California could be in good shape. That could mean enough rain to help ease the firefighting strain, but not enough to trigger another potential disaster. Heavier rain could mean the chance for flash flooding or mudslides over fresh burn scars.
It Will Finally Rain in Southern California. Cue the Risk of Mudslides.
Cooler, wet weather is forecast to bring moisture to the parched landscape and reduce the fire threat. But heavy rainfall could also trigger flash floods in burn scars.
Widespread rain over the weekend could help or hurt Southern California
Southern California is set to receive its first notable rainfall in quite some time, and while the rain is needed, with it comes the risk for debris flows in burn areas affected by recent wildfires. The highest rain totals are forecast in Los Angeles County and the eastern San Gabriel Mountains,
Beneficial rain on the way for Southern California
The prevailing dry pattern and extreme fire conditions in place across Southern California is anticipated to evolve in a positive way throughout the upcoming week as a trough advances along the West coast.
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