LOS ANGELES (NEWSnet/AP) — California braced Sunday for the worst of a potentially dangerous storm that threatened to hammer parts of the state with hurricane-force wind and cause flooding and mudslides.

It is the second wave of an atmospheric river in the state.

An evacuation order is in effect for Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Ventura and Monterey counties. Classes were canceled Monday for schools in Santa Barbara County.

The storm arrived in Northern California on Saturday when most of the state was under a watch for wind, surf or flood.

By early Sunday, National Weather Service issued a rare “hurricane force wind” warning for the Central Coast, with wind gusts up to 92 mph from Monterey Peninsula to the northern section of San Luis Obispo County.

The storm is expected to move down the coast and hit the Los Angeles area with downpours, flash-flooding and high-elevation mountain snow and to proceed to Orange County and San Diego on Monday. Heavy to moderate rain is expected to continue in Southern California into Tuesday.

National Weather Service forecast up to 6 inches of rainfall across Southern California’s coastal and valley areas, with up to 12 inches  likely in the foothills and mountains. Forecasters predicted mudslides, debris flows and flooding to occur.

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