when we have a break in the weather consistently we can bring those resources in. >> reporter: instead firefighters have been struggling over steep terrain to get to the fire. these winds are at hurricane strength in some of the canyons and there's no sign they'll let up. in fact, red flag warnings are expected to continue through thursday. david wright, abc news, at the etiwanda fire in california. >> along with those red flag warnings, southern california can expect record heat. >> the latest on the conditions in california and on the rainstorms in the east. we go to accu-weather's jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and diana. the same area of low pressure we have been dealing with all week spins across the nation's mid section impacting the weather across the eastern half of the country keeping soaking rain in place along the eastern seaboard. the west, though, staying dry and mild. temperatures soaring once again. but in the east, the moisture continues to be filtered up the east coast. flooding continues to be a major concern with more heavy thunderstorms for florida and along the west coast,