"The core of the storm, which is expected to bring the most damaging impacts, is predicted to move through San Francisco and Santa Barbara counties starting Monday evening and will likely reach Ventura and Los Angeles counties after midnight, said Ryan Kittell, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. Those areas may see light showers both before and after the core moves through, he said."
"Peak rates of 0.25 to 0.5 inches of rain per hour are possible, with total accumulations of 0.75 to 1.5 inches for coastal and valley areas and 1.5 to 3 inches in the mountains, according to the weather service. Severe thunderstorms could also bring more intense downpours in some places, as well as heavy winds that could take down trees and power lines, forecasters cautioned."
""The setup for the storm is similar to storms in the past that have produced thunderstorms that created pretty strong winds and even a weak tornado or two," Kittell said. "And while it's really hard to say for certain that this will happen over the course of the next 24 hours, it's an appreciable risk for isolated storms to produce impacts like that.""
The storm's core is expected to move through San Francisco and Santa Barbara counties Monday evening and likely reach Ventura and Los Angeles counties after midnight. Light showers are possible before and after the core. Peak rainfall rates of 0.25 to 0.5 inches per hour are possible, with totals of 0.75 to 1.5 inches for coastal and valley areas and 1.5 to 3 inches in the mountains. Severe thunderstorms could produce intense downpours, heavy winds, and isolated weak tornadoes. A flood watch begins at 8 p.m. Monday for areas in and near recent burn scars in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties, with debris flows possible.
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