A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for east central Ventura County and northwestern Los Angeles County until 8:30 a.m.

A series of powerful Pacific storms will pound the Bay Area and Central Coast through Christmas week, bringing periods of heavy rain, damaging winds, flooding and dangerous surf, forecasters said Monday.

Now’s the time to tie down any holiday decorations and clean out your storm gutters: Back-to-back storm systems are about to descend on the Bay Area, delivering a month’s worth of rain in a single week.

Heavy rains drench Southern California, spawn flash flooding, mud flows Torrential rains unleashed widespread flash flooding and mud flows across Southern California on Wednesday, as authorities warned motorists to stay off roads while urging residents in flood zones to evacuate or shelter in place.

Heavy rain storms across large parts of California triggered floods and mudslides and left three dead as of Christmas night, according to local officials. The storms - which were expected to continue through Friday - brought 11 inches (27 cms) of rainfall to some parts of Los Angeles County,

Travel impacts return Friday with periods of rain and the threat of a wintry mix, especially north and east of Pittsburgh. Rain will be steady at times and freezing rain or sleet

A powerful atmospheric river storm swept across California on Christmas Eve, triggering widespread flooding, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate, and prompting emergency declarations as authorities warned the dangerous conditions would continue through Christmas Day.