Biggest Storm Of The Season Bears Down On Los Angeles, With Increased Rainfall Totals Now Forecast – Update

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UPDATED with latest forecast: the National Weather Service today increased total rainfall projections for what’s likely to be the L.A.’s biggest storm of the season, thusfar.

While initially the projection for the Wednesday-Friday deluge in the Palisades Fire area was about 2.5 inches, the NWS has bumped that up to 3.35 inches.

Likewise in the area of the Eaton Fire burn scar, the 3-plus inches forecast is now 4.53 inches. The first wave of rain will arrive Wednesday late morning with rain under a tenth of an inch an hour. “Storm totals by Thursday morning in most areas will be a quarter inch or less, with local amounts up to around a half inch in the foothills and mountains,” per the NWS.

Things get more intense Thursday into Friday morning. Rain rates during that period could reach half an inch to an inch per hour. PREVIOUSLY on Monday: National Weather Service forecasters today warned of a strong storm system is making its way toward Los Angeles, saying that the storm could trigger flooding and debris flows, particularly in recent burn areas.