Evacuation orders and warnings have gone into effect for burn scar areas across Southern California as heavy rainfall threatens dangerous debris flows.

An updated flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 10:49 p.m. in effect until Thursday at 2 a.m. for Coosa, Shelby and Talladega counties.

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A flash flood watch has been issued for much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties ahead of two rainstorms that will increase the potential of debris flow in burn scar areas.

This afternoon the National Weather Service in Oxnard reported that Doppler radar and automated rain gauges had indicated heavy rain overspreading the Palisades & Eaton Fire burn scars. “There is now a high risk for a life-threatening debris flow,

A flash flood warning was issued Thursday afternoon for the Palisades and Franklin fires burn scars in Los Angeles County as the most powerful wave of a winter storm moved into the region. The warning,