LOS ANGELES — The year is coming to a soggy and stormy conclusion, with record-breaking rainfall swamping roadways in the San Francisco Bay Area and the expectation of more moisture prompting officials to issue rain-related warnings near some Southern California fire burn areas.
In downtown Los Angeles, the bulk of the rain is expected to last from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., with wind gusts of 25 to 30 mph, according to David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
"There could be some minor issues with ponding of water on the roads, a bit of local flooding at times. It's going to be a reasonably difficult driving experience in the L.A. area tonight," Sweet said. "It's going to be a stormy evening, that's for sure."
