Still, the forecast showed a small risk that bursts of heavy rain could cause flash floods and mudslides around areas of Los Angeles County recently scarred by wildfires, including the northwest (Hughes fire), east (Bridge fire), southwest (Franklin and Palisades fires) and especially the central area where the Eaton fire burned.

Rainfall has provided relief to wildfire-stricken Southern California but posed new threats of toxic ash runoff and debris flows. Authorities are expediting cleanup efforts and implementing flood-control measures to mitigate environmental impacts.