This weekend is already a wet one in Southern California, with the region bearing the brunt of a storm set to dump a considerable amount of rainfall and potentially lead to flooding, mudslides and traffic impacts.<\/p>\n
Forecasters and Doppler radar projections indicate that up to half-an-inch of rain could fall in just 30 minutes in some spots during the course of the storm. Officials with the National Weather Service (NWS) advised that Saturday will likely be the day with the most intense rainfall for most of SoCal.<\/p>\n
In the NWS area forecast discussion<\/a> on Friday night, weather experts noted that the system bringing widespread precipitation is \u201cunusually strong.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere is a growing risk for significant impacts Saturday, including dangerous flooding, damaging debris flows and major road closures,\u201d NWS officials said. \u201cHeavier rain [was] expected Friday night into Saturday as the main low moves over the area\u2026Rain will likely be heavy at times, and for areas that see the heaviest rain, they could also see significant roadway flooding, road closures, rock and mudslides on canyon roads, and debris flows and flash flooding in and near recent burn scars.\u201d<\/p>\n Click here to view the most up-to-date forecast for your community <\/a><\/p>\n A Flash Flood Warning is in effect<\/a> for southwestern Los Angeles County due to the storm, which forecasters say could produce lightning at times. As of 6 a.m. Saturday, flash flooding was \u201calready occurring\u201d in the area, according to the NWS alert. The warning is tentatively set to expire at noon Saturday.<\/p>\n