Los Angeles County is the focus of a flood watch released at 8:52 p.m. on Monday by the National Weather Service. The watch is in effect until Tuesday Oct. 14, at 3 p.m.

In Orange and San Bernardino counties, a flash flood watch will continue through Tuesday afternoon for the Bridge, Line, Apple, El Dorado and Airport burn scars. Hillsides stripped of vegetation by wildfires can make soil repel water, which can lead to increased runoff and flooding.

Flooding on the 5 Freeway in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys caused significant traffic delays on Tuesday morning as a heavy rainstorm hit Southern California. Sigalerts were issued in two spots for flooding; first on the northbound lanes at Vista Del Lago Road in the Santa Clarita Valley around 3:11 a.m.

Los Angeles County is included in a flood advisory released by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 4:40 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 8 a.m.

The first significant storm of the season brought rain, the threat of thunderstorms, flooding and more to Los Angeles. This blog is no longer being updated. Click here for forecast updates.

At 4:40 a.m. on Tuesday, the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a flood advisory in effect until 8 a.m. for Los Angeles.

Mandatory evacuation orders are being issued for some Los Angeles residents near the Palisades Fire burn scar ahead of storms moving into SoCal.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for much of Southern California as a storm capable of producing significant rainfall approaches. The NWS in Los Angeles has issued Flash