LOS ANGELES – Heavy rain fell across a large swath of Southern California on Feb 13 afternoon as the region braced for intense bouts of precipitation that began to flood roads and threatened to unleash debris flows in areas recently burned by wildfires.

Evacuation orders and warnings have gone into effect for burn scar areas across Southern California as heavy rainfall threatens dangerous debris flows.

As of midafternoon, rain had picked up in some areas, and Caltrans crews were working at many locations to clear debris from roads and reduce flooding.