The Santa Clarita Valley is bracing for heavy rain Thursday, with flash flood warnings in effect for the recent Santa Clarita Valley burn areas.

A brush fire started up Wednesday evening in an area of Santa Paula between the Santa Clara River and Highway 126. The blaze was first reported shortly before 7 p.m. in the 600 block of Acacia Road.

Authorities warned that extremely critical fire conditions will continue Wednesday as an on-and-off windstorm kicks back up overnight. Last week, intense Santa Ana winds gusted up to 80 to 100 mph in ...