Several areas in Southern California could have scattered showers throughout the day, but the potential for "damaging flooding" will not increase until the evening to overnight hours.

The same storm system driving severe weather elsewhere in the country this week is fueling one of the most widespread and potent rounds of rain in Southern California since the historic January fires.

An updated flood watch was issued by the NWS San Diego CA on Monday at 8:58 p.m. in effect until Thursday at 6 p.m. The watch is for San Diego County Coastal Areas, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire,