FOX Weather Meteorologist Bayne Froney is in Malibu, California ahead of an atmospheric river expected to soak Southern California, as millions in the Los Angeles County area are on watch as level 3 out of 4 flood risks are in place.

A storm this weekend is expected to bring between three and six inches of rain through Saturday in Southern California, creating risks of debris flows. Evacuation

Southern California is bracing for an early winter storm expected into this weekend, prompting evacuation warnings near wildfire burn scars due to flooding and debris-flow risks and extra emergency response crews deployed to the region by the governor. Small tornadoes and hail could also develop, according to meteorologists.

A Pacific storm barreling toward Southern California has the potential to cause significant damage to the January wildfire burn scar areas, prompting evacuation warnings. Residents near the Palisades and Franklin fire burn areas are being asked to use Thursday to get prepared ahead of the storm,

The warnings encompass areas near the Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth, Sunset and Hurst fires that burned in January.

Parts of Los Angeles County will be under evacuation warnings starting Thursday evening as a complex storm system moves in.

The storm could trigger dangerous flash floods and mudslides, but it may also extinguish California’s wildfire season.