Could a hurricane send floods to Southern California for Labor Day weekend?

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Set us as preferred Could Southern California be at risk of flooding from the remnants of a hurricane this Labor Day weekend?It’s a possibility, some weather experts say, and scientists are closely watching the storm system in question develop in the eastern Pacific Ocean, south of the Baja California peninsula.The storm system, currently called 95-E, would be called Marie if it were to develop into a tropical storm, which is possible as soon as Tuesday morning.There’s high uncertainty over the path the storm will take, the National Weather Service office in San Diego said.

The most likely scenario is that the storm system will simply veer to the west, according to the weather service.But there’s also a decent chance the storm system will head north and make its way over Southern California, bringing with it the risk of flooding, said UC climate scientist Daniel Swain.

The most realistic worst-case scenario is not an actual hurricane landing in Southern California, Swain said.Even if the storm system heads to the region, said Sebastian Westerink, meteorologist for the weather service’s San Diego office, “by the time this storm reaches Southern California, it will very likely be below hurricane status and even tropical storm status.” Swain said a more likely medium-impact scenario would be “a decaying tropical storm that weakens to below-tropical-storm strength before bringing breezy conditions, tons of moisture, and some pretty hefty showers and thunderstorms into Southern California this weekend, along with waves that will be dangerous along the coast.”Specifically, there’s a risk of coastal flooding, according to the weather service, with swells from the storm forecast to arrive on Saturday and Sunday, just as some of the highest high tides of the month come in.

“There’s increasing confidence in moder...