Storms descend on Southern California, raising risk of dangerous surf, flooding, debris flows

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Set us as preferred Rain is anticipated for Southern California on Wednesday into Thursday as the National Weather Service cautioned about potential beach hazards and thunderstorms from Oxnard to the Mexico border.The weather service’s Los Angeles-Oxnard office is estimating a 30% to 40% chance of thunderstorms, with widespread minor flooding and debris flow concerns in L.A.and Ventura counties.Most areas, however, will probably experience only minor impacts from this weather, the office said.

California Cooler temperatures and a chance of rain is on tap for Southern California, forecasters say.The area at highest risk for flooding is the Santa Monica Mountains, according to a weather service spokesperson.“Some of the more vulnerable areas include first-year burn scars,” a spokesperson said.The Palisades and Altadena areas are among those recently scarred by wildfires.As for rain amounts, the weather service in L.A.is expecting 1.73 inches of rain in Thousand Oaks from Wednesday into Thursday, with Oxnard at 1.53 inches, Santa Clarita at 1.47 inches, LAX at 1.31 inches, Covina at 1.29 inches and Long Beach at just under an inch.At beaches in the L.A.

County and Oxnard region, surf of 3 to 6 feet is expected through Thursday night on south- and southwest-facing beaches.Tides are expected to range from 5.5 to 6.2 feet.The weather service’s San Diego office, which monitors Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties, issued a beach hazard warning on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.The notice, in effect until 11 p.m., cautions about dangerous rip currents and breaking waves, with surf from 3 to 6 feet.The highest surf is expected on south- and southwest-facing beaches, according to NWS San Diego.

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