fox weather center and chief correspondent jonathan hunt in santa monica, but start off with you jonathan. good morning from santa monica we are getting light rain in a stiff breeze, that s about it but it is going to get a lot worse according to officials not just on the coast but most particularly in land from here east and north of l.a. in the high desert communities, officials are warning people to get prepared and that is exactly what is been happening from san diego near the border with mexico all the way north to santa barbara and well into the desert east of l.a., palm springs for instance expected to be badly hit by flash flooding, the message from officials across the board included the mayor of l.a. is be prepared and be safe, listen here. our message today is clear, stay safe, stay home and stay informed, this is an unprecedented weather event but los angeles has deep experience responding to crisis whether it be wildfire or earthquakes, the city is are prep
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Mike: what can you tell me about your organization, preparation in advance of the storm? absolutely, the american red cross spends her entire year preparing for events like this, this is what we do, the team in southern nevada has boots on the ground and we are prepared to open three shelters should we get the call from her local and county state officials and we will make sure that those things happen in were gearing up ahead of the storm and making sure we can meet all of those needs. considering a lot of your area is desert not a lot of rainfall, is your biggest concern flooding? absolutely flash flood is always a concern, we take this very seriously, a lot of preparation is happen in our county we ve been making sure that the floodway s are cleared and were making sure that everybody is aware of flood concerns, 6 inches of rushing