An unusually strong storm system that was linked to at least two deaths lashed Southern California with heavy rain Saturday, bringing a risk for flash flooding and landslides and forcing evacuations in areas of Los Angeles County recently burned by wildfires.

The region has been wet since Thursday night, but the heaviest rain fell Saturday as the storm stalled over the region, drawing moisture off the Pacific Ocean.

As of early afternoon, there were no reports of major landslides, and the rain over Los Angeles County was finally easing. Flood warnings in the area expired at 2 p.m.

Forecasters warned that there was still a chance of thunderstorms through the evening, which could bring bursts of rain, powerful winds and hail.

The system was continuing to dump rain in coastal areas betwee

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