LOS ANGELES -- Winds picked up on Tuesday in Southern California and at ... with the weather service in Oxnard. At least two small fires started in San Diego County. Evacuation orders were issued ...

California wildfires: Two new wildfires broke in San Diego County in Southern California as powerful Santa Ana winds picked up pace on Tuesday. Evacuation orders were issued for the Lilac Fire, which had burned about 50 acres (20 hectares), according to the Associated Press.

New wildfires in Southern California have forced evacuations and are stoking fresh fears in the hard-hit region, although firefighters made significant progress hemming in one of the blazes. Most Read from BloombergWhat Happened to Hanging Out on the Street?

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking

Border 2 Fire initially started 2:31 p.m. Jan. 23 in San Diego County. After being active for 20 hours, it has burned 5,389.4 acres, an increase of 1,139 acres since the last update. A fire crew of 692 effectively contained 10% of the fire by Friday noon. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.

The service connects San Ysidro, Calif., and San Diego during the late night and early morning and will make San Diego MTS a 24-hour operation.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

Cooler, wet weather is forecast to bring moisture to the parched landscape and reduce the fire threat. But heavy rainfall could also trigger flash floods in burn scars.

Evacuations were ordered on the Cal State Channel Islands campus Thursday morning when a brush fire broke out in Ventura County.

Approximately 5,000 San Diego-area residents were affected by the historic downpour last January that led to dramatic flooding in parts of the city and county.

Rain is expected in Southern California this weekend, and although the region needs the rain, it comes with risks.