A powerful March storm has been lashing the West Coast with heavy rainfall, gusty winds and snowfall in the mountains –– shifting southward and posing a particular threat to communities scorched by the deadly Los Angeles wildfires from the start of the year.

With rain rates close to an inch and hour possible, Los Angeles issues address specific-evacuation orders in places vulnerable to mudslides.

The bulk of yet another winter storm is forecast to hit Southern California starting Wednesday evening, prompting evacuation warnings in some recent burn scar zones.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Wednesday morning that Los Angeles' Emergency Operations Center has been activated to a Level 2.

Evacuation warnings were in place for several Los Angeles burn scar areas that were ravaged by wildfires two months ago.