California's deadly wildfires could come to an end in the coming days when a weekend storm douses historically dry terrain, but the storm will come with the potential for a different problem: flash floods.

On Friday at 2:36 p.m. an updated winter storm watch was issued by the NWS Las Vegas NV valid from Saturday 10 a.m. until Monday 10 p.m. The watch is for Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County, Owens Valley and White Mountains of Inyo County.

The winter storm next week is expected to dump up to 8 inches of snow in some areas and create hazardous road conditions in New Orleans, the northshore, Baton Rouge and Lafayette, with freezing temps for days.

Rain on the way to parched Southern California on Saturday will aid firefighters mopping up multiple wildfires. Los Angeles County crews spent much of the week removing vegetation, shoring up slopes and reinforcing roads in devastated areas of the Palisades and Eaton fires,