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

A Pacific storm could help California crews battle the dangerous Pack Fire in Mono County, but it could also wreak havoc on fire-charred communities further south.

A Pacific storm barreling toward Southern California has the potential to cause significant damage to the January wildfire burn scar areas, prompting evacuation warnings. Residents near the Palisades and Franklin fire burn areas are being asked to use Thursday to get prepared ahead of the storm,

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

Southern California is bracing for an early winter storm expected into this weekend, prompting evacuation warnings near wildfire burn scars due to flooding and debris-flow risks and extra emergency response crews deployed to the region by the governor. Small tornadoes and hail could also develop, according to meteorologists.

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.

Two bands of rain have made their way into the region, leading to slick roads overnight and early Saturday morning.

Two waves of rain are expected to sweep Southern California’s coastal plain from San Luis Obispo County to the Mexico border. The area between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles Counties falls within the bull’s-eye of where the most rain could fall over the next four days.

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.