Around 24 million people across California are under flood watches Friday morning as Los Angeles braces for what could be a month's worth of rain in a day.

The storm system is forecast to bring several months’ worth of rain to Southern California in the span of just a few days, while a flash flood threat covers the Bay Area and Northern

A powerful atmospheric river began slamming California, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds that elevated the flash flood threat to Level 3. Evacuation warnings have been issued for vulnerable areas near recent burn scars from wildfires,

An atmospheric river is expected to bring the threat of heavy rain and flash flooding to California from Wednesday. NWS forecast offices in California have said parts of the state could see rain by the evening, with showers continuing into Thursday.