A potent atmospheric river will continue to wring out heavy rain in parts of California and the Southwest, leading to flash flooding and the potential for debris flows in areas recently burned by wildfires,

The National Weather Service has canceled the flash flood warning for much of Southern California. Flooding, mud and debris flows continue to cause headaches across Southern California as a significant atmospheric river soaked the region.

With an atmospheric river expected to arrive in Southern California, precautionary evacuation warnings have been issued in recent wildfire burn areas.

A Pacific storm could help California crews battle the dangerous Pack Fire in Mono County, but it could also wreak havoc on fire-charred communities further south.

A strong atmospheric river is bringing impacts across California, including flooding rain to Los Angeles later this week.

Evacuation warnings were issued across L.A. County as a storm approached Southern California, bringing the potential for an early end to the fire season as well as risks of flooding and mudslides.

In less than 24 hours, California experienced nearly a dozen weather and natural events - heavy rain, flooding, lightning, snow, high winds, landslides, fog, blowing dust, wildfires, a rainbow and an earthquake. And this came just one day after the aurora illuminated skies across the state and much of the nation.

Crews in Riverside are working swiftly to clear the area near the Santa Ana riverbed and help people find shelter in higher ground ahead of the storm.