A "moderate to strong" storm is heading toward Southern California, and it is expected to bring thunderstorms and potential flash flooding to burn scar areas.

The atmospheric river is over the Gulf of Alaska and could make its way to the region by Wednesday night with some scattered showers, but the National Weather Service said the bulk of the rainfall will occur Thursday morning into the evening hours with some lingering precipitation on Friday. Weather officials are not ruling out the possibility that the storm could remain until Saturday.

The NWS said most areas in Southern California will experience around 6-8 hours of rain with 1-3 hours of heavy rainfall. Forecasters predict some areas could get up to .75 inches of rain per hour. The heaviest precipitation is expected to impact

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