Orange County is under an updated flash flood warning which was released by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 5:53 a.m. The warning is in effect until 7:30 a.m.

At 2:32 a.m. on Thursday, the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released an updated flash flood warning in effect until 5 a.m. for Los Angeles.

A strong system bringing heavy rain, evacuation order and warnings, flood warnings and road closures is in the forecast Wednesday for Los Angeles and Orange counties and is expected to douse the region for the next three days.

The storm is expected to dump 1 to 2 inches of rain along the coast and up to 4 inches in the valleys at rates that could cause problems. Some roads will be closed starting Wednesday.

A flood watch remains in effect Thursday for parts of Southern California as the region experiences rainfall and flooding conditions.