Northeast Ohio sees rain Friday before a stronger storm brings wind, heavy rain and a sharp cold snap late Sunday into Monday, with snow possible early next week.

A flood watch remained for the Bay Area after the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning overnight until 6 a.m.

A slow-moving storm is dumping more rain on an already saturated Southern California Friday, prompting debris flow concerns and flooding a major Los Angeles freeway. The heaviest rain from the

The simple safety idea is to avoid driving Friday morning after 5 a.m. By 1 p.m. temperatures will be around 32 degrees, and the freezing rain will be tapering off. The interstates and state highways may have icy conditions improving Friday afternoon.

Forecasters have warned that with the ground already soaked it will take less rain now to trigger significant damage.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for east central Ventura County and northwestern Los Angeles County until 8:30 a.m.

The Metro Detroit region may see a transition to rain during late morning to early afternoon as temperatures rise above freezing. All precipitation is expected to end from west to east during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Some mist or patchy drizzle may persist into Friday night.