A flash flood watch has been issued for Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties from Friday morning through Saturday morning. … The evening is shaping up to be nasty.”The storm is likely the strongest to hit the region within the last six years, according to the weather service. Rainfall began falling on the Central Coast early Thursday and is expected to move into Southern California overnight, Hoxsie said. Because of the heavy precipitation, 1 to 2 feet of snow could fall above 8,000 feet in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and 6 to 12 inches are possible above 6,000 feet. It’s on our doorsteps,” meteorologist Kurt Kaplan said before 6 a.m. “It will be in Ventura in an hour…in Los Angeles probably during rush hour.”

Source: Los Angeles Times February 17, 2017 04:45 UTC