HEAVY RAINS WILL SOON BE OVER.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer Heavy rains are expected to taper off this afternoon as a powerful Pacific storm system moves out of the area, weather forecasters said Tuesday. Rain of from one to three inches is expected to fall in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , but the downpour is expected to dwindle in time for the afternoon commute, said Stuart Seto, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. ``The heavy stuff will turn into showers in the afternoon,'' he said. Only .04 of an inch of rain fell on most areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties before 6 p.m. Tuesday, Seto said. But the storm, which was moving in a southeasterly south·east·er·ly adj. 1. Situated toward the southeast. 2. Coming or being from the southeast. south·east direction, dumped nearly two inches of rain in San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. County on Tuesday afternoon.
Today's storm is the third in a series that has moved through Southern California since Sunday, said NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) Weather Specialist Bruce Rockwell. ``This is the strongest storm out of the three,'' he said. ``Another storm is coming on Sunday, but it won't be nearly as powerful as this one.'' The storm system expected Sunday likely will sweep through Central California, bringing just a 20 percent chance of rain to the Los Angeles area on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Rockwell said. A flash flood watch A Flash flood watch is issued when conditions are favorable for flash flooding in flood-prone areas where grounds are already saturated from recent rains. The Storm Prediction Center does not issue those watches, only National Weather Service offices can do so. was in effect through 3 p.m. today for the burn regions of Ventura and Los Angeles counties, including the areas of Santa Clarita and Lake Hughes scorched by fire in July, said Al Williams, a firefighter with the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La . Firefighters will be on alert for flooding and mudslides in those areas, he said. ``We'll be monitoring the weather and have extra patrols out,'' he said. Los Angeles city firefighters also will be vigilant, spokesman Jim Wells said. ``If we get the volume of rain that's expected, there could be some problems,'' he said. ``Hopefully, we won't have problems with hillsides coming down.'' The unseasonable un·sea·son·a·ble adj. 1. Not suitable to or appropriate for the season. 2. Not characteristic of the time of year: unseasonable weather. 3. Poorly timed; inopportune. storms brought good news to the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los , where dry conditions forced officials to close 90 percent of the forest last month. Nearly all of those areas will reopen for recreational use this morning, said Kathy Peterson, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service. Restrictions on campfires, stoves and smoking will remain in effect, and Chantry Flat Road, the Crystal Lake area and an endangered species habitat will remain off-limits, she said. City News Service contributed to this story. Andrea Cavanaugh, (818) 713-3669 andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) A fence, above, gives a peacock look to an umbrella-carrying walker in Chatsworth during Tuesday's rain. Meanwhile, Don Kirtley and his neighbor, Steve Dillon, left, load sandbags sandbags small sacks containing sand used to support an anesthetized animal in dorsal recumbency and prevent it from rolling sideways during anesthesia or surgery. to take to their homes in Devore, near hills stripped of vegetation by fires. David Sprague/Staff Photographer Reed Saxon/Associated Press |
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