"Wildfire-Scarred California Communities Must Now Brace For Floods"

"In a vicious cycle California knows too well, parts of the state scarred by recent wildfires now face an elevated risk of flash floods and debris flow.

The National Weather Service warned on Sunday that Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties ― where some of the worst wildfires in state history started last month ― should be prepared for “dangerous land and water flow” in the coming days as 3-to-5 inches of rain pound the region.

“If you live in the recent burn areas including the Thomas, Creek, and LaTuna burn areas, there is a high probability that debris flows will occur Monday night into Tuesday, when highest rainfall rates are expected,” the NWS said."

Lydia O’Connor reports for HuffPost January 7, 2018.