(The Center Square) – California, which was drenched over the holidays, is expected to see more rain and wind and a moderate risk of flooding this weekend.
The National Weather Service said rain, which fell for the first time in 20 years on the Rose Parade Thursday morning in Pasadena, resumed Friday in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Small amounts were recorded Friday morning by the Santa Barbara County Flood District and by the weather service in parts of San Luis Obispo County, which is just north of Santa Barbara County.
Rain was expected farther south Friday by 4 p.m. in Ventura and 10 p.m. in Los Angeles. The weather service said a flash flood watch might be considered for the recent burn scar areas.
The new storm is expected to last through Monday.
The storm’s peak is expected between 3 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, when rain will fall at a rate of a quarter-inch to a half-inch an hour, according to the National Weather Service. The agency expects the rain on Saturday and Sunday to total 1 to 3 inches at lower elevations and 3 to 6 inches in the mountains and foothills. Peak wind gusts are expected to be 20 to 40 mph.
The weather service said there will be a greater risk of rock slides and mudslides and advises against traveling in the mountains or on canyon roads. It warns of a moderate risk of flooding and debris flows and advises people, especially campers, to stay away from rivers and creeks.
Farther south, San Diego isn’t expected to see any rain until Saturday night, and the weather service said that will amount to less than a tenth of an inch.
Up north, San Francisco is expected to see rain after 4 p.m. Friday. The National Weather Service said totals overnight are expected to between a quarter- to a half-inch of rain. As in Southern California, rain is expected to continue through Monday.
The National Weather Service said that by Thursday afternoon, Los Angeles County saw rain totals varying from nearly 2 inches in East Pasadena, downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood to more than 5 inches at Crystal Lake. Ventura County saw nearly 2 inches of rain in Thousand Oaks, Piru and Rocky Peak and almost 4 inches at Old Man Mountain.
Orange County’s totals typically were just under or over 2 inches of rain.
