Southern California braces for significant rainfall this weekend, posing a risk of flooding and landslides in areas recently scorched by wildfires. The National Weather Service warns of a 10% to 20% chance of flash flooding and debris flow in the burn scars of several fires, including the Palisades, Franklin, Eaton, Hughes, and Bridge fires. The threat is amplified due to the soil's reduced water absorption capacity after fire, leading to surface runoff and potential mudflows and debris flows. Residents are urged to prepare for potential flooding, avoid burned areas, and take necessary precautions.
Areas recently burned by wildfires in Los Angeles County are at some risk for flooding and landslides as Southern California prepares this weekend for its first significant rain of the winter. 'The threat is high enough to prepare for the worst-case scenario,' the National Weather Service office in Oxnard said on social media.
If the storm produces rain on the higher end of estimates, from 1 to 1.5 inches of rain could fall in Orange County, Ontario, Riverside, Lake Elsinore, Temecula and coastal northern San Diego County. From 0.7 to 1 inch of rain could fall in San Diego, and from 1.5 to 2 inches in San Bernardino. The rain is expected to snap a record, or near-record, streak of dry weather for Southern California.
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