A winter storm that continues to bring showers to Southern California Friday is turning out to be a bigger rain producer than a system that dropped less than an inch of measurable rain on most of the region earlier this week.

The second of two relatively mild storms is moving out of Southern California Friday but a much larger system appears to be building in the Pacific. The moderate rain totals from this week’s storms have helped the Los Angeles burn zones remain relatively stable,

If the rain falls at a steady, lighter rate, Southern California could be in good shape. That could mean enough rain to help ease the firefighting strain, but not enough to trigger another potential disaster. Heavier rain could mean the chance for flash flooding or mudslides over fresh burn scars.

Light rain continued to fall across Southern California on Wednesday afternoon as the first in a series of Pacific storm systems moved through the region. Rain generally measured under a half inch in the Los Angeles area,