An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river is dousing Southern California. More than four inches of rain fell over coastal Santa Barbara County early Friday as the storm moved south toward Los Angeles.

In less than 24 hours, California experienced nearly a dozen weather and natural events - heavy rain, flooding, lightning, snow, high winds, landslides, fog, blowing dust, wildfires, a rainbow and an earthquake. And this came just one day after the aurora illuminated skies across the state and much of the nation.

An atmospheric river is threatening to unleash flooding rain and mudslides across Southern California, triggering evacuation warnings in Los Angeles.

A fast-moving wildfire raged across thousands of acres of California prairie near the Nevada border on Friday, while Los Angeles was in the throes of back-to-back storms that could trigger flooding and mudslides in areas scarred by January's devastating wildfires.

Rainstorms forecast to bring up to 8 inches of rain to Southern California through Saturday have triggered flood watches in fire-ravaged areas.

Hours after the wind-whipped Pack fire ignited in Mono County on Thursday afternoon, damaging homes, a storm rolled in, bringing with it much needed precipitation.

The charges stem from a mandated $1 billion bailout by insurance companies of the state’s last-resort insurance program, known as the FAIR Plan, after it ran out of money to cover roughly $4 billion in claims from victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, which damaged or destroyed nearly 13,000 homes.

Two senior living communities are disputing some of the findings related to state citations given for lapses in care and emergency planning related to January wildfires that erupted in and around Los Angeles.

Steadfast LA and Banc of California awarded $\$400,000$ in small business recovery grants, totaling $\$525,000$ to date, for ten L.A.-area businesses recovering from devastating wildfires.

A storm this weekend is expected to bring between three and six inches of rain through Saturday in Southern California, creating risks of debris flows. Evacuation

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