Heavy rain beginning Sunday afternoon caused some mudslides, and snow closed part of Interstate 5 near Los Angeles.

Because of the recent wildfires, parts of Southern California are vulnerable to mudslides, mudflows, and landslides. Ash and debris are created when trees and other objects are burned in wildfires, and this can cause the ground to become slick.

After multiple days of heavy rains provided Southern California with significant relief from a spate of catastrophic wildfires, experts are now warning of potential mudslides as debris flows run

Snow shut down a key interstate north of Los Angeles for hours on Monday while weekend downpours doused wildfires across Southern California in the first significant storm of

The intermittent showers sweeping across parts of Southern California on Sunday provided welcome relief for firefighters battling devastating wildfires but could bring an unwelcome side effect − mudslides.