By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON, Associated Press Writer Raquel Maria Dillon, Associated Press Writer – 7 mins ago
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. – With more than 1,000 homes already under evacuation orders, already-drenched Southern California prepared Thursday for a fourth powerful storm and mudslides below fire-scarred mountains.
S. California braces for 4th day of rain, wind
Only scattered showers were reported before dawn but the brunt of the storm was expected by midmorning. The National Weather Service predicted up to 3 inches of rain throughout the day, accompanied by gusts up to 50 mph and up to 20 inches of snow in the mountains.
Waves of 15 to 20 feet pounded the coast, bringing the threat of flooding in beach communities.
Flash flood watches were up for foothill communities below mountains that were denuded by wildfires last year. A week's worth of rain has soaked hillsides in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of downtown Los Angeles, where 250 square miles of forest burned in a summer wildfire.
The rain filled catch basins with muddy slop.
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