Inches of rain, feet of mountain snow coming to California this week

More storms will roll into the Pacific Coast states into this weekend bringing heavy rain and heavy mountain snow that will significantly impact travel.

Two storms will roll ashore from the Pacific this week, with one aiming for Southern California followed by a second larger storm that will blast much of the West Coast with drenching rain and heavy mountain snow. While the storms will create travel problems and some dangers, AccuWeather meteorologists say they will also offer some drought relief.

The first storm will push in across Southern California late Monday night and Tuesday before pressing quickly eastward across the interior Southwest and then the South Central states by midweek.

The Tuesday storm will bring up to an inch of rain to coastal areas of Southern California, with the greatest amounts and locally higher totals along the west- and south-facing slopes of the Coast Ranges…

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