If the rain falls at a steady, lighter rate, Southern California could be in good shape. That could mean enough rain to help ease the firefighting strain, but not enough to trigger another potential disaster. Heavier rain could mean the chance for flash flooding or mudslides over fresh burn scars.

By Holly Yan, Brandon Miller, Amanda Musa, Emma Tucker and Josh Campbell, CNN(CNN) — Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with two new wildfires torching Souther