Two significant storms are hitting two different parts of the country at the same time as a frenzied weather pattern shows no signs of stopping.

Southern California’s most significant storm in more than a year is incoming, stoking fears of life-threatening debris flows in the Los Angeles area torched by historic wildfires last month.

Three days of drenching rain, flooding and mudslides have forced evacuations and road closures, including a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway from Malibu and Pacific Palisades. The Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles,