Southern California was primed for more mudslides and flooding on Friday, especially in areas scorched by last month's devastating wildfires, even as heavy rains that have saturated the Los Angeles area this week tapered off.

A Los Angeles City firefighter was hospitalized after his SUV was swept into the Pacific Ocean during a mudslide in Malibu.

The National Weather Service warned that rain and flooding would intensify throughout the evening until around 10 p.m., bringing the risk of major flooding, debris flows and damaging winds.