Rain on its way to the Los Angeles area will be a welcome relief to firefighters still battling multiple catastrophic wildfires, but officials warned Sunday that flash floods and potential debris flows could be the trade-off.

California firefighters could make more headway in containing three major wildfires burning in and around Los Angeles on Friday, as the latest round of blistering winds calm and the area's first rainfall in months arrives over the weekend.

Firefighters have slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles where dangerous winds gained strength again.

The president traveled to Asheville, N.C., which is still reeling from recent hurricanes, then will go to California to survey wildfire damage.

The city's artists and art collectors are mourning what could amount to billions of dollars in irreplaceable art that went up in flames.