Severe weather prompts flood and wind advisories in Los Angeles, with heavy rains and wind battering the area during the holiday season.

Los Angeles has issued a flash flood warning for Lancaster, Palmdale, and Vincent amid heavy flooding in Southern California. The alert warns of dangerous roads, overflowing drains, and potential property damage.

Residents of Los Angeles spent the day before Christmas under rain showers and winds of around 40 mph, while the New England area braces for heavy snow later in the week.

Los Angeles County is included in a flood watch released by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 12:22 p.m. The watch is valid from 4 p.m. until Thursday Dec. 25, at 10 p.m.

A dangerous flood and landslide threat has prompted a rare "high risk" forecast for Southern California, as a series of storm systems target the state this Christmas week, including areas soaked last weekend in Northern California and the L.

Potentially catastrophic rain is heading toward Los Angeles -- a region already scarred by recent extreme weather and climate events, making it more vulnerable.