“It could be very hazardous and people need to respect the level of hazard that this storm is going to bring,” said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
night through Thursday, with concerns of “significant flash flooding possible anywhere.”
“This is a dangerous weather system, [with] a very significant flood situation developing later tonight and Thursday morning,” said Eric Boldt, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard. “This is an extreme weather event; we’re moving from extreme drought to extreme flood,” Nemeth said. “What that means is a lot of our trees are stressed after three years of intensive drought, the ground is saturated and there is a significant chance of downed trees that will create significant problems, potentially flooding problems, potentially power problems.”
“It’s going to be a difficult commute Thursday morning,” Sweet said. Rainfall in the L.A. area is expected to fall at a pace of up to 1 inch per hour Thursday morning, with the most intense period lasting about three hours, he said.
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