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Right now, mandatory evacuation orders going -- taking place at 8:00 a.m. this morning local time. and this is because of the recent burn fires within this area. take, for instance, the lsl bun scar in santa barbara county. it has compromised burnt topsoil because of the recent wildfires that scorched the earth in this area. the heavy rain on top of this cannot hold this amount of precipitation, so ultimately the slope fails, and we get these debris floes. which, by the way, can travel upwards of 50 miles per hour and overspread several miles and create several instances of damage as well. so ...

Impact. a monster storm marching across the west. 41 million at risk for flash flooding, mud slides, and high winds. forecasters calling it the strongest storm ever recorded off the west coast. what is to blame? a swift, massive drop in air pressure called a bomb cyclone combined with an influx of extra tropical moisture the mix creating a catastrophic weather system already wreaking havoc on california's highways shall the terrain loose after historic wildfires like this one last year in the santa cruz mountains. the area now being evacuated. >> the debris flow is a concern as well. also down...

Parts of the Pacific Northwest were hit hard by rain and wind over the weekend thanks to a bomb cyclone offshore. The National Weather Service called it the “most impressive”

Amount of time. we've had days of rain and this will last through tuesday coupled with the heavy mountain snowmaking it tricky to travel in these areas. this rain is falling on grounds that have been scarred. so it's not able to absorb this heavy rain. we could see debris flow in a lot of areas devastated by wildfires. a flood threat will have flash flooding mudslides. be very careful in these areas. i can't say enough to heed these warnings. flash flooding comes quickly, it's dangerous, it's life threatening. you need to listen to your local officials. we could see up to 10 inches of rain on ...

Authorities are alerting Bay Area residents to be careful and prepared for potential debris flow as the storm arrives in the region.