Located outside the city of Temecula, the blaze is currently about 2,500 acres in size but only 15% contained, officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
Death Valley's Badwater Basin is full of water after an epic year of rain and snow in California - and wildflowers are blooming extraordinarily late in the season.
Four people were missing as tens of thousands of residents in damaged homes without electricity awaited help more than a day after Otis roared ashore in Acapulco.
Most of the country is predicted to be warmer than normal with that warmth stretching north from Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska and Nevada, along with nearly all of California, say federal forecasters.
Strong winds and floods struck several countries in northern Europe as the region endured more heavy rain on Friday that forecasters say will continue into the weekend.
Forecasters say the storm system is expected to be at or near hurricane intensity as it makes landfall in the Leeward Islands on Friday. Up to 10 inches of rain and 3 feet of storm surge could follow.
Heavy rains knocked out several subway and commuter rail lines, stranded drivers, flooded basements and shuttered a terminal at LaGuardia Airport for hours. More downpours were expected Saturday.
The National Hurricane Center expect some areas in the Mid-Atlantic to southern New England to recieve between 1 and 3 inches of rainfall, posing risk of urban and flash flooding.
A disturbance is likely to strengthen into a tropical storm when it's expected to hit North Carolina late Friday, forecasters said, posing flooding and other threats as far north as New Jersey.