(This story was updated to add new information.)
Some parts of Southern California are facing evacuations as a strong storm is forecasted to bring widespread rain , scattered thunderstorms and floods on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has evacuated a number of “vulnerable properties” in the Franklin and Palisades Fire burn area as evacuation warnings are in effect in Malibu, according to an update from the city as of nearly 7 a.m. on Oct. 14.
Weather alerts related to floods have been issued by National Weather Service offices across the region through the morning.
Parts of Orange County, the Santa Ana mountains and foothills and San Bernardino County Mountains are under a flash flood watch through the afternoon of Oct. 14.
Other areas under this flash