Southern California was primed for more mudslides and flooding on Friday, especially in areas scorched by last month's devastating wildfires, even as heavy rains that have saturated the Los Angeles area this week tapered off.

The National Weather Service has issued winter weather advisories for parts of 8 New Jersey counties for a snowstorm starting Saturday afternoon.

A rather nasty-looking storm is due to get underway Saturday afternoon, with a mix of snow and ice in the Philly region before transitioning to a heavy rain, perhaps the most significant precipitation the region has received in several weeks.

SATURDAY NIGHT: The main line of storms will arrive Saturday night between midnight and 6 AM Sunday morning. A few storms could be severe with gusts to 40 to 60mph along the main line of storms. The tornado risk is low, but not zero. A spin-up can always pop up along any line of storms. 1-2″ of rain is possible.