flash floods

The international disaster relief organization is providing tents, solar lights, and blankets to survivors.

Santa Barbara Airport also closed Saturday due to runway flooding, but reopened Sunday morning.

Biggest concern locally is the burn scar area from Santa Barbara County's Lake Fire. But, the area impacted by last summer's blaze is sparsely populated.

Rainfall in forecast for Wednesday through Friday, but strong rainfall now expected for Thursday and Thursday night.

The map identifies potential at-risk areas, and may impact new building projects and insurance rates.

1-2" of rain predicted for coastal, inland areas with more than 3" possible in the mountains.

Santa Barbara Unified School District, Santa Maria area high schools announced they will be closed Monday due to storm.

Early focus is on burn areas, other areas with a history of flooding.

Heaviest rain now projected for Sunday-Monday

There’s a warning about some potentially dangerous weather for parts of the Central and South Coasts Wednesday, due to strong thunderstorm activity. The…