Updated: Monday, October 12, 2009 1:26 PM
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The first major West Coast storm of the season will slam into California late Monday night and continue inland Tuesday and Tuesday night.
The combination of strong winds and heavy rain will create all sorts of problems starting early Tuesday morning, especially near the coast, and then in the mountains.
Heavy rainfall, on the order of 2 to 4 inches, will douse a large portion of the hilly region just inland from the coast and also through the Sierra Nevada into Tuesday night. The combination of flash flooding and sudden mudslides could lead to some road closures. A few mountain locations may even get as much as 6 to 8 inches of rain!
This will be a warm storm, so snow levels in the Cascades will be near 8,000 feet and rising, which is well above pass level and good news for those who plan on crossing the Sierra on Interstate 80.
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Very High winds in the Sierra's....