Officials throughout Southern California issued evacuation warnings ahead of a potent storm that could cause life-threatening flooding and debris flow in areas charred by the wildfires that broke out across the region last month.

An intense storm could cause flooding and debris flows in areas burned by wildfires. Some residents have begun to evacuate.

Storms dumped snow and freezing rain on a swath of the eastern U.S. stretching from Kentucky to the nation's capital.

A new rain storm is bearing down on California, including fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where residents are bracing for the possibility of mudslides and landslides.