Several areas in Southern California could have scattered showers throughout the day, but the potential for "damaging flooding" will not increase until the evening to overnight hours.

Evacuation warnings and orders have been issued for Los Angeles communities near the Eaton, Palisades and Sunset fire burn zones ahead of the rain.

With rain rates close to an inch and hour possible, Los Angeles issues address specific-evacuation orders in places vulnerable to mudslides.

A powerful March storm has been lashing the West Coast with heavy rainfall, gusty winds and snowfall in the mountains –– shifting southward and posing a particular threat to communities scorched by the deadly Los Angeles wildfires from the start of the year.

A storm is dropping significant rain across Southern California, triggering the risk of mudslides, flooding and debris flows in recent burn scar areas.