The Greater Los Angeles area is on alert for mudslides and flash flooding this weekend as heavy rain falls surrounding recent wildfire burn scars, including from the Palisades and Eaton fires in early 2025.

Los Angeles County is the focus of an updated flood watch released at 3:24 a.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The watch is valid from 10 p.m. until Thursday Jan. 1, at 10 p.m.

Severe weather prompts flood and wind advisories in Los Angeles, with heavy rains and wind battering the area during the holiday season.

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a weather alert at 9:54 a.m. on Thursday for strong thunderstorms until 10:30 a.m. for Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County was placed under a tornado warning by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 10:20 a.m. The warning is in effect until 10:45 a.m.

Officials in Los Angeles and surrounding counties warned that the giant holiday storm could trigger "widespread flash flooding."

Waves of atmospheric moisture could cause urban flooding and mudslides across California this week, according to the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for east central Ventura County and northwestern Los Angeles County until 8:30 a.m.

LA hit by severe rainstorms; Flood Watch issued across multiple counties, including potential flooding and travel disruptions.

The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed Friday the strong wind event that swept through Boyle Heights on Christmas Day was indeed a tornado.