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Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of toxic ash runoff
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Snow briefly closes major interstate north of LA as needed rain douses California fires
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Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of flooding and toxic ash runoff

Mud covers Topanga Canyon Rd. on the Palisades Fire burn area after a series of weekend storms Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 near Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

An aerial view shows the devastation left by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A vehicle is stuck in the mud in an unpaved access road after weekend storms in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Members of California Conservation Corps work in the rubble of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

An aerial view shows the devastation left by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Mud covers Topanga Canyon Rd. on the Palisades Fire burn area after a series of weekend storms Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 near Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

An aerial view shows the devastation left by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

An aerial view shows the devastation left by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

An aerial view shows the devastation left by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

An aerial view shows the devastation left by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Mud covers Topanga Canyon Rd. on the Palisades Fire burn area after a series of weekend storms Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 near Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

An aerial view shows the devastation left by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A member of the California Conservation Corps works in the rubble of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

An aerial view shows the devastation left by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)