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A “rare and potent storm system” hit Los Angeles on Tuesday morning, triggering evacuation warnings in burn scars due to the risk of debris flows.

Up to 1.5 inches of rain was expected in valleys and along the coast, and 4 inches in the mountains and foothills.

An atmospheric river hit Los Angeles in the early hours of Tuesday morning, bringing with it scattered downpours, powerful winds and fears of flooding.

Evacuation warnings have been issued in areas ravaged by January’s firestorm — including the burn scars from the Palisades fire, the Eaton fire in Altadena, the Hurst fire in Sylmar and the Sunset fire in the Hollywood Hills — which are at a high risk of debris flows.

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