Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Mario is bringing a risk of thunderstorms, heavy rain, flooding and strong winds across the Southwestern United States this week, forecasters warned. … Thunderstorms are more likely to occur in Southern California than Northern California. In the south, the storms are likely to be wet, while there’s a risk for dry lightning in Central and Northern California. … Rainfall is also expected across the Sierra Nevada Range with 0.25 inch to 1 inch possible in the Tahoe Basin and north and higher amounts, up to 2 inches, likely in the southern Sierra.

Other Tropical Storm Mario news:

• Fox Weather: Tropical Storm Mario’s remnants bring unseasonable surge of rain to Southern California, Southwest US
• San Francisco Chronicle: Flood watches issued across California as tropical-like weather arrives
• Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.): Remnants of Tropical Storm Mario moves into SoCal. Is it supposed to rain tomorrow?
• Newsweek: California flood watch: map shows areas under threat