Rain, dangerous surf and snow could hit Southern California. Heres where and when storms are expected

This is read by an automated voice.Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.

See more from the L.A.Times in Google Search.

Set us as preferred A storm series has arrived in Southern California, bringing with it rain, heavy surf and the potential for flooding in coastal communities.The brunt of the rainfall from the first storm already arrived in Northern California and provided scattered showers to Southern California Thursday.But the heaviest part of the storm begins Friday.Here’s what’s expected over the next several days.Forecasters say widespread rainfall is anticipated to begin late afternoon and continue into Saturday morning.Rainfall totals can top out between a quarter-inch to an inch by Saturday.“The rain is generally going to be on the lighter side, but we can’t rule out some heavier rain at times,” said Mike Wofford, meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office.Despite the lower amount of anticipated rainfall, meteorologists won’t rule out the possibility of minor flood advisories being issued over the weekend, Wofford said.“There is potential for moderate coastal flooding impacts at times, especially Saturday” for Los Angeles County beaches, the National Weather Service warned.

“Some of these impacts may be moderate to significant beach erosion and shallow flooding of normal dry beaches and walkways.”Gusty southwest to northwest winds are expected throughout the day Friday, with sustained wind speeds around 20 mph with possible gusts of 30 to 35 mph across the inland region of Los Angeles County.A high surf advisory is in effect through Tuesday because of two large swells, the first arrived Friday and is expected to last into Saturday and the second is due Monday, said Bryan Lewis, meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office.“We should see ...surf heights in some of those west-facing beaches in that 8- to 12-foot range, some areas may be a little bit lower,” Lewis said...