Rain, Snow Wallop Southern California (Video)

Category U.S., Video | Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Authorities and residents were bracing for flooding, thunderstorms, hail, tidal surges and even small tornadoes Wednesday as the worst of a seven-day series of storms was expected to sweep into Southern California.

Wednesday’s storm was projected to be the most intense of the week, the result of a powerful, cold storm from the Gulf of Alaska colliding with a river of subtropical moisture from the western Pacific Ocean.

“When you get the very cold air mixing in with the very warm air, it can be quite volatile,” said Bill Patzert, a climatologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Ca?ada Flintridge. Forecasters said the system could produce lightning and possibly waterspouts offshore and small tornadoes on land.

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