Southern California is bracing for an "unprecedented" third Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in a month, as extreme Santa Ana winds increase fire danger.

Residents and first responders were on high alert for possible land movement in recent burn scar areas as a winter storm moves in.

With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.

The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it could also bring flash floods and mudslides. Although forecasts show that the risk is relatively low, local officials are taking the warnings seriously.

All residents in Altadena are now being allowed to go back to their ... came Monday afternoon as the National Weather Service issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation Warning, in effect until 10 p.m. Tuesday, for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

Lawsuits filed against Southern California Edison for the devastating Eaton wildfire that destroyed thousands of structures and caused deaths.

The National Weather Service issued a Particularly Dangerous ... in the northeast portion of the county near Pasadena and Altadena. Flames from both fires engulfed structures forcing residents ...

All residents in Altadena are now being allowed to go ... came Monday afternoon as the National Weather Service issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation Warning, in effect until 10 p.m. Tuesday ...

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

San Francisco could see as much as six inches of rain over the next week as a moisture-packed storm known as an atmospheric river works its way south from the Pacific Northwest.

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.

A variety of new technologies aim to improve wildfire detection and help map the spread of blazes Embers from the Eaton Fire fly down a residential street in Altadena, California, on January 8. Robyn Beck / AFP via Anna Fiorentino Freelance writer Earlier this month,