There’s a Yellow Alert in La Canada; A Green Flag is up in Sierra Madre; a NWS Flash Flood Watch is in effect; and Pasadena officials are offering sand bags.
Here’s the latest bulletin from the National Weather Service:
A PLUME OF VERY DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA OVER THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE REGION. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WHILE IT IS DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE EXACT TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN...IT APPEARS THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS FROM SOUTHEASTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH LOS ANGELES COUNTY... ESPECIALLY ON AND BELOW SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. INCREASING INSTABILITY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. RAINFALL RATES OVER 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. WITH THE RAINFALL ALREADY RECEIVED...THE ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL THAT IS EXPECTED WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THE THREAT OF MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND AROUND THE RECENT BURN AREAS.
