Southern California is bracing for an "unprecedented" third Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in a month, as extreme Santa Ana winds increase fire danger.
It takes 60- to 80-mph winds for the company to shut down transmission lines. CEO Steve Powell said it didn't see winds that powerful.
The rain is raising concerns about potential mudslides in recent burn scar areas, including Malibu, Altadena, and other regions.
The rain is raising concerns about potential mudslides in recent burn scar areas, including Malibu, Altadena, and other regions.In response, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has issued a mud and rockslide warning advisory for residents of Altadena and Malibu,
Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. About 92,000 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders and another 89,000 are under evacuation warnings.
The particularly dangerous situation alert is relatively new to Southern California but has been issued before the recent wildfires that have caused devastation across LA County.
The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting before dawn Tuesday.
At least 16 people have died in the Eaton Fire, officials said. About 7,000 structures have burned, and authorities expect the search for victims will continue for at least four more days.
Lawsuits filed against Southern California Edison for the devastating Eaton wildfire that destroyed thousands of structures and caused deaths.
Communities in wildfire burn scars are threatened with possible mudslides as the chance of rain enters the forecast for Southern California this weekend.
Weekend rains threaten to trigger dangerous mudslides in hillside communities leveled by Southern California wildfires in the last two weeks. The National Weather Service forecasts up to 1.5 inches of rain starting as early as Saturday morning.
Rain fell on parts of Southern California on Sunday and the scattered showers were expected to continue overnight, boosting the risk<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More