The strongest storm in a year is set to pound Southern California this week, with forecasters warning of potential widespread roadway flooding and the chance of landslides throughout the region — especially in areas recently charred in the devastating Los Angeles County firestorms.
The rain will be nothing like the relatively modest storms that have brought largely beneficial rain to Southern California the last two weeks. Forecasters suggest avoiding travel if possible on Thursday. 'Thursday is just not a great day to be on the road,' said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. 'If nothing else, lots of slick roads, lots of traffic accidents. There will be some roadway flooding. Not all areas ...
'That is the way it tends to go in Southern California: We don't have all that many storms with just light rain. We tend to have more of an 'It rains, it pours,' scenario here,' said Rose Schoenfeld, a weather service meteorologist. For the heavier rain expected Thursday through Friday, San Diego and Escondido could get 1 to 1.5 inches of rain; Anaheim, Irvine, San Clemente, Riverside, Lake Elsinore and Oceanside, 1.
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