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Their homes from a mud slide. >> lets hope it comes gradually versus heavy downpour. >> reporter: the rain drought-ravaged california has been praying for is here. the problem is that it may be too much too fast for areas with charred hillsides from recent wildfires. it takes just half an inch of rain in an hour to cause flash flooding in areas scorched by fire. people here are ready to evacuate at a moments notice. >> get the family out, the dog out, grab the computer, the pictures. just like y...

Devastated by wildfires earlier this year. that compounds the danger. it takes just a half an inch of rain in an hour to cause flash flooding in areas scorched by fire. so many of these families are on edge. look at this run-off coming down the mountainside. theyve already handed out more than 18,000 sandbags to protect these homes. california desperately needs this rain after the worst drought in more than a century. but not all this rain at once. brandi hitt, abc news, glendora. >> this powerf...

Announced it will expand the regional drivers side air bag recall nationwide. it comes one day after japanese air bag maker takata will not expand the recall along high humidity areas. the air bags in question can expand with too much force and shoot out shrapnel. the defect has been linked to at least five deaths. in california people are waking up to more rain than theyve seen in a long time. another day of heavy precipitation in a state that needed it but cant handle three days of it. flash...

For me. >> reporter: mark miller, komo 4 news. >> much of southern california under severe watches and warnings as a second round of storms -- excuse me. im so sorry. im trying to manage this cough. these storms could bring devastating floods and mud slides. were talking about southern california. 12,000 sandbags are ready in glendora. forecasters are predicting several inches of rain. we get the latest from accuweathers jim dickey. >> good morning. heavy rain ahead here for california. where we...

And have problems with flash flooding and mudslides here and then, of course, even worse will be areas that have been affected by fires in recent months. those areas, of course, can no longer absorb the water so its going to run off even more so. the radar right now, you begin to see the showers, lighter showers beginning to move into l.a. this is nothing compared to whats coming later on today. later on this afternoon, the rain is going to be coming down, significantly i think in fact some area...

Storms -- excuse me. im so sorry. im trying to manage this cough. these storms could bring devastating floods and mud slides. were talking about southern california. 12,000 sandbags are ready in glendora. forecasters are predicting several inches of rain. we get the latest from accuweathers jim dickey. >> good morning. heavy rain ahead here for california. where we do desperately need it. its all being brought by this area of low pressure. you can see it clearly swirling off the coast here. that...

In all, that massive storm system stretching from new orleans to chicago. stretched over 800 miles. and spanned at least six confirmed tornadoes. as this storm moves east, millions could be in harms way today. >> hurricane gonzalo intensifying off the coast of puerto rico. jim dickey with the latest. >> tracking a monster storm system moving out of the nations midsection. significant rain from the great lakes back into the midwest. and then dangerous storms along a cold front. this severe weat...

Thick cloud coverage. rain creeping in. phoenix, tucson. thats where rain looks to be heaviest. that moisture lifts in. watch out for localized flash flooding. and this moisture heads eastward producing flooding from the plains into the ohio valley through late leak. t.j. and reena, back to you. north americans are being treated to a rare celestial event. its a total lunar eclipse. it happens when the earth passes between the moon and the sun. the five-hour show is in the sky. its the last tot...

Confusing language was deliberately added to protect v.a. officials. across the southwest, a lot of people will be looking nervously at the sky as the threat of flash flooding is growing. >> rain has already started falling across much of arizona with ominous clouds like these over phoenix valley. dry riverbeds are filled with rushing water. some roadways have already flooded. heavy rain is expected to fall through tomorrow. several areas in the desert southwest are on track to break records...

A new round of heavy rain and dangerous flash flooding. the leftovers from odile have been drenching the region. and theres more on the rain. the storm front stretches all the way to missouri. a math teacher from silver springs, maryland, has become only the third person to win the $1 million grand prize on "wheel of fortune." kicking off the shows 32nd season and its annual teachers week. those are some of the top stories on this thursday, september 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is ...