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.

A Flood Watch will go into effect for the entire Los Angeles region as the worst of the storm is expected to arrive Friday night into Saturday morning. The heavy rain brings heightened threats of flooding,

Rainfall from the first storm will last through the weekend. Forecast models show chances of rain through the weekend and into early next week. The region will get a break Wednesday with mostly sunny skies, followed by another storm forecast to move in by Wednesday night into Thursday.

Rain continues in Los Angeles with a 30% chance today, increasing to 80% tonight and 90% Saturday, some thunderstorms possible.

A report was issued from the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Saturday at 5:44 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:30 a.m. The alert is for Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast, Malibu Coast,

Los Angeles County is under a flood watch which was released by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 3:02 a.m. The watch is in effect until 10 p.m.

Big Big, Wrightwood and other scenic Southern California mountain communities reached peak winter this week following a days-long storm that delivered a fresh blanket of snow.

An atmospheric river will hit Southern California this weekend, bringing heavy rain and the threat of flash floods to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County is the focus of an updated flood watch released at 7:47 p.m. on Thursday by the National Weather Service. The watch is valid for Saturday, Nov. 15 between 4 a.m. and 10 p.m.