Gov. Gavin Newsom mobilized state resources Jan. 22 to protect Southern Californian areas recently burned by wildfires and to prepare for possible mudslides from an oncoming storm.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Los Angeles warned the public about dangerous fire weather expected until Thursday afternoon, while also keeping an eye on a rainstorm headed into the region beginning Saturday.
Wind gusts reached 88 miles per hour in the county Tuesday, and nearly 60 mph in some mountainous areas of Los Angeles County on Wednesday, fueling a fast-growing fire near Castaic Lake Dam, about 40 miles north of Los Angeles, according to the NWS.
AccuWeather forecast rain starting Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening in the Los Angeles region, which could prompt landslides in areas burned by the Palisades and Eaton fires….