Southern California got soaked by the fourth storm in a week, which triggered flooding and caused minor damage in some areas.
The heaviest of the atmospheric river moved out Friday, but the region will continue to see the chance for wet weather into the weekend.
Parts of Southern California were hit with thunder cells and pockets of heavy rainfall early Friday morning, creating dangerous driving conditions.
A flash flood warning was issued in the Palisades Fire burn scar area until 6 a.m.
Another flash warning was issues for Laguna Beach, Crystal Cove and Aliso Viejo morning until 5:30 a.m.
The storm has caused flooding in parts of Orange County.
Video posted on the Citizen app shows flooding on a street in a residential area of Westminster after a heavy downpour moved through.
Further south in Huntington Beach, an Eyewitness News viewer shared video of their neighborhood engulfed with inches of rain.
Drivers took things slow Thursday evening as the rain started to pick up across Southern California.
Areas like Van Nuys were left with slick roads and large puddles.
"I'm trying not to get into any accidents because a lot of people drive crazy," said Cindy Portill, a local delivery driver.
The heaviest rain is expected to decrease by Friday morning, but scattered showers are possible throughout the day "with rain rates generally a quarter-inch per hour or less,'' forecasters said.
There is a chance that additional showers could still develop Saturday, primarily on north-facing mountain slopes.
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch that will be in effect from 10 p.m. Thursday through Friday morning for most of the Los Angeles area, with forecasters noting that rainfall rates nearly 1 inch per hour are possible and could trigger flooding or debris flows, particularly since the ground is already saturated.
City News Service, Inc. contributed to this report.
Dark clouds began rolling into Rancho Cucamonga Thursday afternoon, hours ahead of the storm, as one of its foothill communities is expected to see quite a bit of rain at night.
On Mount Baldy, the first rain drops began falling around 2 p.m. with temperatures reaching below 40 degrees.
More than a year after the devastating Bridge Fire, residents are preparing for everything.
"We've done all we can, you can see all the K-rails, there supposed to be up five years apparently, but yeah, realistically, if it happens, it's going to happen," said resident James Thayer.
Thayer said so far, his property hasn't seen that much damage, but others are gearing up for any possible mudslides and debris flow.
"The rocks are the big thing to be concerned about because that's what's going to hit us, now if the landslide happens or something, or the creek opens up too much, the whole road will be demolished," said Thayer.
In Ontario, the rain started falling closer to 3 p.m. The drive on the 10 Freeway was certainly wet with some drivers losing control. In Riverside, heavy rain isn't moving in until closer to sunset.
