◼ A storm poised off the coast is expected to move inland overnight, hitting Southern California with full force tomorrow – bringing as much as 5 inches of rain in mountain areas and 1 to 2 inches in downtown L.A., according to the National Weather Service. - LA Times
A low-pressure storm poised off the coast on Monday was expected to move inland overnight, hitting the Southland with full force on Tuesday ...“This looks like the type of storm that has widespread, constant rain,” said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. “It’s very large and has a lot of moisture with it.”
...While this weekend’s rain brought cheers in the drought-stricken region, the possibility of a bigger storm on Tuesday also brought anxiety for the residents of foothill communities below the burn areas of recent wildfires – where blackened, bare hillsides have little vegetation left to hold the hillside in place.
